Late Wall Thickening and Calcification in Patients After Kawasaki Disease

Objectives To evaluate the relationship between the initial diameters of the coronary arteries immediately after the onset of Kawasaki disease (KD) and late increased coronary wall thickening/coronary artery calcification (CAC). Study Design Sixty-five patients (50 males and 15 females) who had undergone selective coronary angiography (CAG) Results The cutoff points of acute coronary dilatation for increased wall thickening were 4.8 mm in the BG (n = 344; area under the curve [AUC], 0.89; P P P P  = .0084) were also related to the appearance of CAC in the BG. Conclusion Acute coronary dilatation of exceeding ~5.0 mm can lead to late abnormalities of the coronary artery wall. The prevalence of CAC increases with age. There was a sex-based difference in the late incidence of CAC in the CALs.