Common carotid artery intima-media thickness is useful for diagnosis of the acute stage of Kawasaki disease

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid arteries in children with acute Kawasaki disease (KD). METHODS: Between 2009 and 2011, patients fulfilling the criteria for KD, including a fever lasting >5 days, were prospectively enrolled in this stu...

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Autores principales: Wu, Ting-Hsin, Kuo, Hsuan-Chang, Tain, You-Lin, Lin, Kuan-Miao, Kuo, Ho-Chang, Chien, Shao-Ju
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3996255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24721010
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-14-98

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