Children with kawasaki disease present elevated stiffness of great arteries: Phase-contrast MRI study.
Michal SchäferUyen TruongD Dunbar IvyBrian FonsecaLadonna MaloneMichael DiMariaAlex J BarkerDaniel VargasKendall S HunterPei-Ni JoneLorna P BrownePublished in: Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI (2018)
Patients with KD have elevated great vessel stiffness measured at the chronic stage of the disease. Accelerated stiffness process does not appear to affect biventricular function in youth Level of Evidence: 1 Technical Efficacy: Stage 2 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2018;47:1228-1236.