Kawasaki Disease: Predictors of Resistance to Intravenous Immunoglobulin and Cardiac Complications.

Diogo Remi Oliveira Faim Cláudio HenriquesAna BrettAndreia FranciscoFernanda RodriguesAntónio Pires

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)

CRP and ESR are independent variables that were related to IVIG resistance, with optimal cut-off points of 15.1 mg/dL and 90.5 mm/h, respectively. About half of the patients had some form of cardiac involvement. The Japanese models appeared to be inadequate in our population. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2021; 116(3):485-491).

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
left ventricular
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
high dose
heart failure
patient reported outcomes
atrial fibrillation