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[The study of vascular lesion using ultrasound in children with a history of Kawasaki disease].
Zhonghua Yi Xue za Zhi [Chinese medical journal] 2007 August 15
OBJECTIVE: To explore the endothelial function, carotid artery stiffness index and carotid intima-media thickness in children with a history of Kawasaki disease (KD).
METHODS: A cohort of 204 children was studied, which comprised 51 patients with Kawasaki disease with coronary artery lesion (CAL group), 50 patients with Kawasaki disease with normal coronary arteries (normal coronary arteries group), and 103 healthy age matched children (control group). Their systemic blood pressure, fasting cholesterol concentrations, flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery, carotid artery stiffness index and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) were compared.
RESULTS: FMD of the brachial artery in CAL group (5.2% +/- 1.9%) and normal coronary arteries group (6.8% +/- 2.0%) were significantly lower than that of control group (13.2% +/- 4.1%, both P < 0. 01); carotid artery stiffness index in CAL group (4.0 +/- 0.6) was significantly greater than that of normal coronary arteries group (3.6 +/- 0.6) and control group (3.4 +/- 0.5, P = 0.05, P < 0.01); likewise, IMT in CAL group (0.447 mm +/- 0.024 mm) was significantly higher than that of normal coronary arteries group (0.426 mm +/- 0.016 mm) and control group (0.424 mm +/- 0.016 mm, both P < 0.01). In multiple linear regression analysis, age and patient grouping were significant determinants of carotid artery stiffness index, FMD and IMT. There were significant correlations between carotid artery stiffness index, FMD and IMT in both healthy group and KD group after adjustment of age.
CONCLUSION: There were endothelial dysfunction and increased systemic arterial stiffness and IMT late after the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery, carotid artery stiffness index combined carotid intima-media thickness can evaluated completely the prognosis of vascular lesion in convalescence after KD.
METHODS: A cohort of 204 children was studied, which comprised 51 patients with Kawasaki disease with coronary artery lesion (CAL group), 50 patients with Kawasaki disease with normal coronary arteries (normal coronary arteries group), and 103 healthy age matched children (control group). Their systemic blood pressure, fasting cholesterol concentrations, flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery, carotid artery stiffness index and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) were compared.
RESULTS: FMD of the brachial artery in CAL group (5.2% +/- 1.9%) and normal coronary arteries group (6.8% +/- 2.0%) were significantly lower than that of control group (13.2% +/- 4.1%, both P < 0. 01); carotid artery stiffness index in CAL group (4.0 +/- 0.6) was significantly greater than that of normal coronary arteries group (3.6 +/- 0.6) and control group (3.4 +/- 0.5, P = 0.05, P < 0.01); likewise, IMT in CAL group (0.447 mm +/- 0.024 mm) was significantly higher than that of normal coronary arteries group (0.426 mm +/- 0.016 mm) and control group (0.424 mm +/- 0.016 mm, both P < 0.01). In multiple linear regression analysis, age and patient grouping were significant determinants of carotid artery stiffness index, FMD and IMT. There were significant correlations between carotid artery stiffness index, FMD and IMT in both healthy group and KD group after adjustment of age.
CONCLUSION: There were endothelial dysfunction and increased systemic arterial stiffness and IMT late after the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery, carotid artery stiffness index combined carotid intima-media thickness can evaluated completely the prognosis of vascular lesion in convalescence after KD.
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