Time Course of Coronary Artery Aneurysms in Kawasaki Disease. 2021

Etsuko Tsuda, and Shuji Hashimoto
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: etsuda@ncvc.go.jp.

To determine the timeframe in which coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) caused by Kawasaki disease reach their maximum diameter, the timeframe in which they regress to normal size, and the cutoff point of the diameter for CAA regression. We reviewed 195 CAAs of the right coronary artery, left anterior descending artery, and left coronary artery measured by 2-dimensional echocardiography ≥5 times for 1 year after Kawasaki disease in 84 patients using medical records from 1995. The maximum diameters of CAAs were investigated retrospectively. The time to CAA regression using both absolute diameter and Z score were investigated. The cutoff points of the diameter of CAA regression in the 2 classifications were identified using receiver operator characteristic curve analysis. One year after Kawasaki disease, a CAA of <3.0 mm in absolute diameter and a Z score of <2.5 were defined as CAA regression. The time when CAAs reached their maximum diameter ranged from 11 days to 87 days, with a median of 35 days (n = 195). The time to CAA regression ranged from 41 to 386 days, with a median of 136 days in the absolute diameter classification (n = 92); 78% of CAA regression regressed by 200 days. The cutoff point for CAA regression at one year was 5.7 mm for the absolute diameter (area under the curve, 0.887; P < .0001; n = 190) and 9.5 for the Z score (area under the curve, 0.815; P < .0001; n = 195). CAAs with a smaller diameter regressed earlier, and most CAAs of <6 mm regressed by 6 months after Kawasaki disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009080 Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome An acute, febrile, mucocutaneous condition accompanied by swelling of cervical lymph nodes in infants and young children. The principal symptoms are fever, congestion of the ocular conjunctivae, reddening of the lips and oral cavity, protuberance of tongue papillae, and edema or erythema of the extremities. Kawasaki Disease,Lymph Node Syndrome, Mucocutaneous,Kawasaki Syndrome
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D003323 Coronary Aneurysm Abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of CORONARY VESSELS. Most coronary aneurysms are due to CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS, and the rest are due to inflammatory diseases, such as KAWASAKI DISEASE. Aneurysm, Coronary,Aneurysms, Coronary,Coronary Aneurysms
D004452 Echocardiography Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic. Echocardiography, Contrast,Echocardiography, Cross-Sectional,Echocardiography, M-Mode,Echocardiography, Transthoracic,Echocardiography, Two-Dimensional,Transthoracic Echocardiography,2-D Echocardiography,2D Echocardiography,Contrast Echocardiography,Cross-Sectional Echocardiography,Echocardiography, 2-D,Echocardiography, 2D,M-Mode Echocardiography,Two-Dimensional Echocardiography,2 D Echocardiography,Cross Sectional Echocardiography,Echocardiography, 2 D,Echocardiography, Cross Sectional,Echocardiography, M Mode,Echocardiography, Two Dimensional,M Mode Echocardiography,Two Dimensional Echocardiography
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor

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