by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Coronary artery sections showing differences between no heart disease (left) and the effect of acute Kawasaki disease (right). Credit: WEHI Researchers have identified a new way to treat young children with Kawasaki disease (KD) to prevent life-threatening coronary artery damage and heart attacks. The WEHI-led study...
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Research Highlights: Rates of Kawasaki disease – a condition that creates inflammation in blood vessels in the heart and is more common in children of Asian/Pacific Island descent – have substantially decreased in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic. The decrease could be due to mask-wearing, hand-washing, school closures and physical distancing, suggesting...
