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Atherosclerosis in survivors of Kawasaki disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19595365     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that long-term survivors of low-risk Kawasaki disease (KD) have ongoing vascular inflammation and dysfunction and a higher risk of accelerated atherosclerosis than healthy control subjects. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-eight patients with KD (7-20 years after acute illness) and 27 age-matched healthy control subjects were examined for medical and dietary history, serum markers of atherosclerotic risk and inflammation, carotid intimal-medial thickness (CIMT) with vascular ultrasound scanning and arterial stiffness with applanation tonometry. RESULTS: Patients and control subjects were similar in age, sex, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, cigarette smoking, family history, diet, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol level, lipoprotein (a) level, homocysteine level, glucose level, insulin level, CIMT, arterial stiffness, C-reactive protein level, and inflammatory cytokine level. Levels of total cholesterol and apolipoprotein B were significantly higher in patients with KD than in control subjects. CONCLUSIONS: There was no evidence of increased atherosclerosis. Small but significant differences in cholesterol and apolipoprotein B levels could suggest increased future risk for atherosclerosis and warrant further study.
Authors:
Monesha Gupta-Malhotra; Dorota Gruber; Seena S Abraham; Mary J Roman; John B Zabriskie; Lisa C Hudgins; Patrick A Flynn; Daniel M Levine; Uzoma Okorie; Aline Baday; Myles S Schiller; Janet Maturi; Diane Meehan; Joshua Dyme; Thomas S Parker; Knut M Wittkowski; Welton M Gersony; Rubin S Cooper
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of pediatrics     Volume:  155     ISSN:  1097-6833     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pediatr.     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-09-23     Completed Date:  2009-10-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375410     Medline TA:  J Pediatr     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  572-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Komansky Center for Children's Health, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA. monesha.gupta@uth.tmc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute-Phase Proteins / metabolism
Adolescent
Adult
Atherosclerosis / diagnosis,  epidemiology*
Biological Markers / metabolism
Carotid Arteries / pathology
Case-Control Studies
Cytokines / blood
Female
Humans
Inflammation Mediators / blood
Lipids / blood
Male
Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / complications,  metabolism*,  pathology*
Risk Factors
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
M01-RR00102/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; UL1 RR024143/RR/NCRR NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Acute-Phase Proteins; 0/Biological Markers; 0/Cytokines; 0/Inflammation Mediators; 0/Lipids

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