Application of Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram to Myocardial Damage in the Late Stage of Kawasaki Disease

• Published in: Circulation Journal Vol. 70; no. 11; pp. 1443 - 1445
• Main Authors: Takeuchi, Makoto, Matsushita, Tohru, Kurotobi, Shunji, Sano, Tetsuya, Kogaki, Shigetoyo, Ozono, Keiichi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Japanese Circulation Society 2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Coronary Vessels - pathology; Coronary Vessels - physiopathology; Disease Progression; Electrocardiography - methods; Frequency domain analysis; Heart - physiopathology; Heart Diseases - etiology; Heart Diseases - physiopathology; Histopathological findings; Humans; Kawasaki disease; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - complications; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - pathology; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome - physiopathology; Myocardium - pathology; Prospective Studies; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Signal-averaged electrocardiogram

Background Myocardial damage occurs in the late stage of Kawasaki disease (KD) regardless of whether coronary artery lesions (CALs) are present. Methods and Results A signal-averaged electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed in 23 patients who were in the late stage of KD (CAL was found in 12 and no CAL...