SynthesisWorld journal of pediatrics : WJP2021
Are patients recovering from Kawasaki disease at increased risk for accelerated atherosclerosis? A meta-analysis.
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- Assessment of Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Kawasaki Disease: A Meta-Analysis.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Missed Kawasaki Disease With Coronary Aneurysms and Familial Hyperlipidemia: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
- From acute immune storm to lifelong vascular risk: a paradigm shift in Kawasaki disease as a chronic disease model.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- C-reactive protein to high density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio for predicting coronary artery lesions, and intravenous immunoglobulin resistance in Kawasaki disease.Pediatric rheumatology online journal · 2025Article
- Letter to the Editor: "Comparison of Risk Scoring Systems in Predicting Kawasaki Disease Associated Coronary Artery Dilation in a North American Cohort".Pediatric cardiology · 2025Article
- An Update on Kawasaki Disease.Current rheumatology reports · 2024Review
- Statins Show Anti-Atherosclerotic Effects by Improving Endothelial Cell Function in a Kawasaki Disease-like Vasculitis Mouse Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Kawasaki Disease: Pathology, Risks, and Management.Vascular health and risk management · 2022Review
- CD36 is Associated With the Development of Coronary Artery Lesions in Patients With Kawasaki Disease.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent studies have suggested that Kawasaki disease (KD) may cause endothelial dysfunction, which can potentially induce atherosclerosis. However, there is still no consensus on the relationship between KD and atherosclerosis. This article aimed to determine whether patients with a history of KD may be at increased risk for accelerated atherosclerosis via a meta-analysis.
methodsThe PubMed, Embase, and SpringerLink databases were systematically searched. Studies on risk factors for atherosclerosis were included. A meta-analysis of case-control studies was performed using RevMan 5.3 software.
resultsTwenty studies were included with a total of 1684 subjects (990 patients after KD and 694 controls). The meta-analysis showed that the level of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) (95% CI: 0.01, 0.03; P = 0.005) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) (95% CI: 0.00, 0.10; P = 0.03) were significantly higher in patients after KD than controls, whereas flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) (95% CI: - 5.14, - 1.26; P = 0.001) in patients after KD was significantly lower. There were no significant differences in total cholesterol (TC) (95% CI: - 0.13, 5.92; P = 0.06), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) (95% CI: - 0.65, 2.08; P = 0.31), or triglycerides (TG) (95% CI: - 1.94, 8.03; P = 0.23).
conclusionEndothelial dysfunction and inflammatory processes may exist in patients with a history of KD, which are risk factors for the development of atherosclerosis.
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