학술논문
The role of myocarditis in the acute phase of Kawasaki as a predictor of the future coronary aneurysm: a case–control study
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Bulletin of the National Research Centre, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2522-8307
Abstract
Abstract Background This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between cardiac troponin I and T (cTnI, cTnT) and creatine kinase (CK)-MB during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease (KD) and the development of coronary artery involvement (CAI). Results Ninety children diagnosed with KD and 38 attending ambulatory clinics as controls were enrolled in this study. Serum levels of cardiac enzymes were measured in all case and control groups. Serial echocardiograms were performed in KD patients during the acute, subacute and convalescence phases. Thirty-six percent of patients had CAI during the acute phase of KD; this rate was 21% and 18% in the echocardiography in the sub-acute and convalescent-phase, respectively. Elevated serum cTnI and cTnT levels were seen in 15.5% and 10% of KD patients, respectively, but not in the controls (P