At present, six groups of chronic pulmonary hypertension (PH) are described. Among these,
group 1 (and 1′) comprises a group of diverse diseases termed pulmonary arterial …

Although for most children the process of atherosclerosis is subclinical, dramatically
accelerated atherosclerosis occurs in some pediatric disease states, with clinical coronary …

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute multi-system vasculitis syndrome of unknown etiology
occurring mostly in infants and children younger than 5 years of age. In developed countries …

The augmentation index predicts cardiovascular mortality and is usually explained as a
distally reflected wave adding to the forward wave generated by systole. We propose that …

Objectives: We undertook a meta-analysis to determine whether changes in wave reflection
substantiate the consensus explanation of why blood pressure (BP) changes with aging …

Kawasaki disease was first reported in 1967 by Japanese pediatrician Tomisaku Kawasaki
as an acute febrile syndrome mainly affecting the skin, mucosa, and lymph nodes. 1 …

The vasculopathy of Kawasaki disease appears to be distinct from that of atherosclerosis,
and optimal management strategies for the two conditions differ. Patients with persistent or …

Background: Evidence of premature atherosclerosis and systemic arterial stiffening in
patients after Kawasaki disease is accumulating. Aim: To test the hypothesis that carotid …

Kawasaki disease is an acute inflammatory syndrome that takes the form of systemic
vasculitis, and predominantly affects children. Important complications of this disease are …

Background: Recent histological studies of the aortic wall of patients with tetralogy of Fallot
(TOF) have shown massive degeneration of the tunica media of the aorta. Such changes in …