Noninvasive Assessment of the Early Progression of Atherosclerosis in Adolescents With Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Artery Lesions

Abstract

The less distensible carotid wall in patients with KD compared with that in Cont without major alteration of the lipid profile is likely to be secondary to the changes in arterial walls after a diffuse vasculitis involving noncoronary arteries. These results indicate that the coronary arteries may be predisposed to accelerated atherosclerosis in patients with KD and CAL.