Journal article
Cardiovascular outcomes in children with Kawasaki disease: a population-based cohort study
Abstract
BackgroundThe risk of cardiovascular events after Kawasaki disease (KD) remains uncertain. Our objective was to determine the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality after KD.MethodsPopulation-based retrospective cohort study using Ontario health administrative databases (0–18 years; 1995–2018). Exposure: pediatric KD hospitalizations. Each case was matched to 100 non-exposed controls. Primary outcome: major adverse cardiac events (MACE; …
Authors
Robinson C; Chanchlani R; Gayowsky A; Brar S; Darling E; Demers C; Mondal T; Parekh R; Seow H; Batthish M
Journal
Pediatric Research, Vol. 93, No. 5, pp. 1267–1275
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2023
DOI
10.1038/s41390-022-02391-3
ISSN
0031-3998