Cardiac function on 3-D speckle tracking imaging and cytokines in Kawasaki disease.
Masataka KatoMamoru AyusawaHirofumi WatanabeAkiko KomoriYuriko AbeTakahiro NakamuraHiroshi KamiyamaShori TakahashiPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2018)
Although no correlation was seen between NT-proBNP and GLS on 3D-STI, correlations between NT-proBNP and cytokines were clear. NT-proBNP might be a marker of inflammation in KD, but is not a marker of cardiac function.