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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2019

The radial augmentation index in children with Kawasaki disease without acute coronary artery lesions during the convalescent period.

Jianbo Zheng, Tsuneyuki Nakamura, Na Lu, Kaori Hori, Masato Oguri, Masaru Sakurai, Masao Ishizaki

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jianbo ZhengDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Tsuneyuki NakamuraDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Na LuDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kaori HoriDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Masato OguriDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Masaru SakuraiDepartment of Hygiene, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Masao IshizakiDepartment of Hygiene, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kanazawa Medical University · JPHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNUnion Hospital · CN

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Abstract

purposeWe recently reported that children and adolescents with a history of Kawasaki disease (KD) had slight but significant elastic arterial stiffness even when no coronary artery lesions (CALs) were present. Moreover, we hypothesized that KD-related arteriopathy may also cause peripheral artery dysfunction. The objective of this study was to assess the involvement of radial artery pulse waves, especially reflection waves from the peripheral arteries using the radial artery augmentation index (rAI) in patients without CALs after KD. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe first collected the rAI data from 312 subjects (149 consecutive patients of KD and 163 control subjects). Next, 225 cases between 6 and 15 years old were selected. Finally, 41 pairs were included for analysis. The rAI values of these two groups were compared and analyzed. Acute-phase data were also collected to reveal the possible correlation with rAI in the convalescent period.

resultsMultivariable analysis revealed the history of KD was positively correlated with rAI@75 value in children from 6 to 15 years old. After pairing the height and gender, the KD group also had significantly higher rAI and rAI@75 than the control group (rAI 60.63±13.77 vs 54.56±13.17,

conclusionsDuring the convalescent period, the rAI increased in KD patients without acute CALs. Furthermore, nonresponse to initial treatment in acute phase conferred higher rAI to KD subjects than respondent cases. Elevated rAI means the reflection wave from the peripheral vascular is stronger or earlier. This small but significant change may indicate the existence of peripheral artery stiffness during the convalescent period.

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augmentation indexKawasaki diseaseperipheral artery stiffness

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