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Difference in Risk Factors for Subtypes of Acute Cardiac Lesions Resulting from Kawasaki Disease

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Few studies discuss the risk factors for acute cardiac lesions (within 30 days) resulting from Kawasaki disease (KD). We aimed to clarify the characteristics of patients with cardiac lesions within 30 days and determine the risk factors for acute cardiac lesion subtypes. Using the 23rd nationwide survey of KD in Japan, we analyzed data from patients with or without acute cardiac lesions resulting from KD (n = 31,380). We subdivided patients with acute cardiac lesions into three types: acute valvular lesions, coronary aneurysms, and giant coronary aneurysms (GCA), and calculated the odds ratios of potential risk factors for acute cardiac lesion subtypes. The prevalence of acute cardiac lesions was 8.6%, and these lesions were more prevalent among males than females (1.98:1). Male sex, age <1 year, and atypical definite cases predicted coronary artery lesions (CAL). The risk factors for valvular lesions differed from the risk factors for CALs, but GCA risk factors were similar to CAL risk factors: age <1 year, later presentation to hospital, atypical definite cases, and resistance to initial intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy. Resistance to IVIG therapy was a significant risk factor for acute GCA. We found differences in cardiac lesion risk factors within 30 days of diagnosing KD between acute CAL and valvular lesions resulting from KD. In particular, pediatricians should consider atypical definite cases and resistance to initial IVIG when assessing the risk of acute-phase GCA.

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The authors would like to thank Drs. Jane Charbonneau and Angela Morben from Edanz Editing, who provided professional services.

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The nationwide surveys of Kawasaki disease are partly financially supported by a research fund of the non-profit organization of Japan Kawasaki Disease Research Center.

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Yamashita, M., Ae, R., Yashiro, M. et al. Difference in Risk Factors for Subtypes of Acute Cardiac Lesions Resulting from Kawasaki Disease. Pediatr Cardiol 38, 375–380 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-016-1525-1

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