Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Statement on Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Adults with Late Complications of Kawasaki Disease

Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Statement on Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Adults with Late Complications of Kawasaki Disease Kawasaki disease, first described in 1967, is an acute, self-limiting, febrile vasculitis that predominantly affects children under the age of 5 years.1 Treatment comprises primarily aspirin and intravenous immunoglobulin, along with corticosteroids, infliximab, other immunosuppressants and adjunctive plasmapheresis for refrac...
Source: Radcliffe Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research