Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life in Kawasaki Disease-Related Coronary Artery Aneurysm: A Large Single-Center Assessment in Nanjing, China.

1 Epidemiological surveys from China have reported an increasing trend in the incidence of KD of approximately 46.3 to 55.1 per 100,000 population in patients younger than 5 years of age over the past few decades. 2 Diagnosing KD is challenging because of the variety of associated clinical symptoms, which creates difficulties and delays clinical treatment. 3 During the disease's acute phase, the patient is susceptible to cardiovascular complications, including valvulitis, myocarditis, pericarditis, and KD syndrome.

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