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SUBMITTER: Lin Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7068877 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lin Zhou Z Zheng Jingjing J Chen Weiling W Ding Tingting T Yu Wei W Xia Bei B
BMC cardiovascular disorders 20200312 1
<h4>Background</h4>The incidence of Kawasaki disease (KD) is increasing. Indeed, KD has become the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children. Previous studies have well summarized the acute phase left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE); however, changes in LV systolic function after long-term follow-up remain unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>One hundred children with a history of KD, but without coronary artery aneurysms, were enrolled. These ...[more]