Varun Aggarwal1,2, Kristen Sexson-Tejtal1, Wilson Lam1, Santiago O. Valdes1, Caridad M. de la Uz1, Jeffrey J. Kim1, Christina Y. Miyake1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.6, pp. 1032-1036, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12864
Abstract Objective: Based on 2017 guidelines, participation in competitive sports with prior
history of Kawasaki Disease (KD) requires those with coronary artery aneurysms
(CAA) z score ≥ 5 to undergo evaluation for evidence of inducible ischemia or arrhythmias. The use of exercise stress testing (EST) to evaluate arrhythmias among KD
patients has never been reported. This retrospective single-center case series study
sought to describe the presence of inducible arrhythmias during EST in KD patients
with or without CAA.
Methods: Single-center retrospective review of medical records of patients diagnosed with KD between 1989-2015 at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas
who underwent EST… More >
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