National <scp>J</scp>apanese survey of thrombolytic therapy selection for coronary aneurysm: Intracoronary thrombolysis or intravenous coronary thrombolysis in patients with <scp>K</scp>awasaki disease

Abstract

In the present nationwide survey, thrombolytic therapy was more effective in cases of a shorter duration between thrombus formation and the start of treatment. It was found that many facilities used only IVCT for thrombus alone. Medications given to KD children did not cause serious hemorrhagic complications, unlike in adults. Although doses exceeded recommended levels in many cases, the only complications were nasal bleeding and fever.