Evaluation of Arterial Functions and Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Children During Mid-Term Follow-Up After Kawasaki Disease

Cetiner N., AKALIN F., Erolu E., Bayram T., HAKLAR G.

TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.56, sa.6, ss.576-584, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 56 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkarchpediatr.2021.21135
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.576-584
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Arterial distensibility, arterial stiffness, cardiovascular risk, Kawasaki disease, long-term follow-up, ELASTIN-DERIVED PEPTIDES, LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION, HEALTH-PROFESSIONALS, AORTIC STIFFNESS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, ABNORMALITIES, PATHOGENESIS
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a multisystemic vasculitis of medium- and small-sized arteries. The involvement of the coronary arteries may lead to long-term cardiovascular sequelae. We studied the elasticity of the aorta and the common carotid artery (CCA), flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery, and carotid intima media thickness, as well biomarkers such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and elastin, as useful indicators of cardiovascular risk in patients, following KD.