Coronary Artery Dimensions in Febrile Children Without Kawasaki Disease

• Published in: Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 239 - 244
• Main Authors: Muniz, Juan-Carlos G., Dummer, Kirsten, Gauvreau, Kimberlee, Colan, Steven D., Fulton, David R., Newburger, Jane W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; Body Surface Area; Child; Child, Preschool; Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging; Dilatation, Pathologic; Female; Fever - diagnostic imaging; Fever - etiology; Fever - therapy; Humans; Infant; Male; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - diagnostic imaging; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - therapy; Pilot Projects; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Sensitivity and Specificity; Ultrasonography
• ISSN: 1941-9651; 1942-0080; 1942-0080
• DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.112.000159

Coronary artery (CA) dilatation on echocardiography is a criterion for treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin for incomplete Kawasaki disease (KD). However, CA dimensions for febrile children are unknown. We compared CA dimensions in children with febrile illnesses other than KD to those of norma...