Abstract:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute autoimmune self-limited disease of unknown etiology. We aimed to evaluate the left ventricular myocardial stratified strains in children with KD in different stages using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging, and to find the index that can early predict myocardial function injury in children with KD. A total of 73 children with KD were divided into acute, convalescent, and chronic stages according to the disease course. All children had no coronary artery damage. Further, … Show more
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