Aura A. Sanchez1,2, Sara K. Sexson Tejtel1, Myriam E. Almeida‐Jones1,3, Douglas K. Feagin1, Carolyn A. Altman1, Ricardo H. Pignatelli1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.6, pp. 1024-1031, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12787
Abstract Objective: Children with Kawasaki disease (KD) with persistent coronary artery
aneurysms (CAAs) can develop chronic vasculopathy and subsequent myocardial
ischemia. Early detection of this process is challenging. Myocardial deformation anal‐
ysis can detect early alterations in myocardial performance. We aim to determine
whether there are differences in myocardial deformation between KD patients with
and without CAAs.
Design: This is a cross‐sectional study of 123 echocardiograms performed on 103
children with KD. Myocardial deformation was measured with two‐dimensional
speckle tracking (2DSTE). The echocardiograms were divided into groups according
to the KD phase in which they were performed: acute, subacute, and convalescent/… More >
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