Update on Diagnosis and Management of Kawasaki Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness mainly affecting children under 5 and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in...
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Join the Adult Kawasaki Study The Kawasaki Disease Research Center at the University of California, San Diego, is looking for participants for its Adult Kawasaki Study. This longitudinal study aims to investigate the long-term effects of KD in adults....
Adult Kawasaki Disease Study Needs Control Participants The Kawasaki Disease Research team at the University of California, San Diego is currently looking for individuals over the age of 18 who have no previous history of Kawasaki Disease. They are...
Pharmacogenomics of intravenous immunoglobulin response in Kawasaki disease Dr. Michael Portman recently presented findings from a groundbreaking study on Kawasaki disease (KD) at the Seattle Children’s Hospital KD Clinic. The study involved a whole genome sequencing of hundreds of...
KD Aneurysm & Transition of Care A group of experts led by Dr. Tremoulet from the Kawasaki Disease Research Center at the University of California, San Diego has published a manuscript through the American Heart Association. The manuscript highlights...
Dr Michael Portman Explains How Cardiac Disease Differs Between Pediatric, Adult Patients During an interview at the 2022 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Chicago, the different types of cardiac diseases that present in pediatric patients vs adult patients...
Tolerability of COVID-19 Infection and Messenger RNA Vaccination Among Patients With a History of Kawasaki Disease Study shows that mRNA vaccines may be safe, and COVID-19 may not be severe for patients with a history of KD. READ MORE...
Pharmacy alumni and faculty work with research team to develop North America’s first test to predict Kawasaki disease A new tool under development by University at Buffalo researchers could one day help clinicians better predict resistance to immunoglobulin therapy...
Kawasaki Disease Rates Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic A study published by the Jama Network Open Pediatrics found that cases of Kawasaki disease (KD) in the United States dropped by 28% during the Covid-19 shelter in place orders. The decrease...
Formal plans needed to support teens with Kawasaki disease in transition to adult care According to the American Heart Association, an increasing number of children who developed coronary artery aneurysms from Kawasaki disease are becoming adults and require transitioning...