- Original Article
- Cardiology
- Iron deficiency anemia as a predictor of coronary artery abnormalities in Kawasaki disease
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Sohyun Kim, Lucy Youngmin Eun
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2019;62(8):301-306. Published online February 8, 2019
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Purpose: Coronary artery abnormalities (CAA) are the most important complications of Kawasaki disease (KD). Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is a prevalent micronutrient deficiency and its association with KD remains unknown. We hypothesized that presence of IDA could be a predictor of CAA.
Methods: This retrospective study included 173 KD patients, divided into 2 groups according to absence (group 1) and presence... |
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