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Original Article
Cardiology
Predictive factors of resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease
Hye Young Lee, Min Seob Song
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(12):477-482.   Published online December 31, 2016
Purpose

We conducted a study to determine which factors may be useful as predictive markers in identifying Kawasaki disease (KD) patients with a high risk of resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and developing coronary artery lesions (CAL).

Methods

We enrolled 287 patients in acute phase of KD at a single center. The demographic, clinical and laboratory data were collected retrospectively.

Results

There were 34 patients...