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We previously reported the clinical usefulness of the mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) to evaluate the left ventricular (LV) function in patients with Kawasaki disease (KD) in the acute-phase. However, the feasibility of the MAPSE z-score has not been evaluated in patients with acute KD. We prospectively studied 60 KD patients without coronary aneurysms. The MAPSE z-scores were calculated...
It is well known that brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is elevated in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease (KD). We hypothesized that mitral annular plane systolic excursion (MAPSE) could identify LV dysfunction in the acute phase of KD. Fifty patients with KD were enrolled in this study. BNP sampling and an echocardiographic study were performed just before and after intravenous immunoglobulin administration...
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