Imaging the delayed complications of childhood Kawasaki disease [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Abstract

This review will discuss the long-term complications of Kawasaki disease with a particular focus on imaging surveillance of the coronary arteries in adolescence and adult life. The relative advantages and disadvantages of each modality will be illustrated with practical examples, demonstrating that, in many cases, a multimodality imaging strategy may be required.

Keywords

• Kawasaki disease
• cardiovascular magnetic resonance
• CMR
• cardiac CT
• positron emission tomography
• PET
• eng