Journal of cardiology
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Journal of cardiology · Nov 2007
Prospective follow-up cardiac evaluation of children with Kawasaki disease in Northern India using the Japanese echocardiography criteria.
There is no information available on the follow-up of children with Kawasaki disease (KD) in developing countries. This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the cardiac abnormalities in a cohort of children with KD from a tertiary care centre in Northern India. ⋯ We conclude that significant myocardial dysfunction and coronary artery changes due to KD were uncommon in our cohort. We speculate that this can be attributed to the IVIG given to the patients during the acute phase of the illness. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study on detailed cardiac follow-up of children with KD from a developing country.