Prevalence of Coronary Artery Lesions on the Initial Echocardiogram in Kawasaki Syndrome

Abstract

Coronary artery lesions are frequently detected on the initial echocardiogram of children with Kawasaki syndrome. If future studies show ectasia to have a relatively high degree of specificity for Kawasaki syndrome, the initial echocardiography may be a useful adjunctive diagnostic test.