Is there myocardial involvement in children with long-term follow- up for Kawasaki disease? A study based on two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography

KAYABEY ÇOLAK Ö., TUNÇER T., DEVECİ M., AKGÜN E. Z., BABAOĞLU A.

TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, vol.56, no.1, pp.44-50, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/turkarchpediatr.2020.20193
  • Journal Name: TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.44-50
  • Keywords: Kawasaki disease, left ventricular function, speckle tracking imaging, strain, VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC STRAIN, CONSEQUENCES, PROFESSIONALS, DEFORMATION, STATEMENT, HEART
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the possibility of subclinical myocardial dysfunction detected by strain echocardiography in the late period of children with Kawasaki disease.