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Editorial
. 2016 Jul 5;5(7):e003778.
doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003778.

Patterns of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in Kawasaki Patients: A Crystal Ball for Long-Term Vascular Health?

Jessica Haley  1 , Elif Seda Selamet Tierney  2
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Editorial

Patterns of Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression in Kawasaki Patients: A Crystal Ball for Long-Term Vascular Health?

Jessica Haley et al. J Am Heart Assoc. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; Kawasaki disease; carotid ultrasound; long‐term follow‐up.

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  • Extracardial Vasculopathy After Kawasaki Disease: A Long-Term Follow-up Study.
    Dietz SM, Tacke CE, de Groot E, Kuipers IM, Hutten BA, Kuijpers TW; Dutch Kawasaki Study Groupten BergeMaartjeBiezeveldMaarten H.BruijnMartijnDelemarreLuçan C.DolmanKoert M.FilippiniLuc H.P.M.HendriksTomMaingay‐VisserDianne A.P.G.F.NoordzijJeroen G.NuboerRoosPlötzFrans B.RozendaalLieketen TusscherGavin W.StarreveldSanderVerhoevenJennifer J.WeggelaarNielske M.WeijerOlivierde WinterPeter. Dietz SM, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Jul 5;5(7):e003414. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.003414. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016. PMID: 27381760 Free PMC article.

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