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March: Cardiovascular outcomes in children with Kawasaki disease

March: Cardiovascular outcomes in children with Kawasaki disease

Update: 2023-03-20
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Kawasaki disease is a common childhood vasculitis and its global incidence appears to be increasing. Although this disease is self-limiting, the associated vasculopathy can cause cardiovascular complications.


In this episode of Pediapod, we meet Early Career Investigator Cal Robinson at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada who performed a population-based cohort study using Ontario health administrative databases to determine the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality after Kawasaki disease.


Read the full study here: Cardiovascular outcomes in children with Kawasaki disease: a population-based cohort study | Pediatric Research (nature.com)



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March: Cardiovascular outcomes in children with Kawasaki disease

March: Cardiovascular outcomes in children with Kawasaki disease