Predictive factors of resistance to intravenous immunoglobulin and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease.

CONCLUSION: Serum NT-proBNP levels and PMN percentage were significantly elevated in patients with KD with IVIG resistance and CAL. Thus, they may be useful predicting markers for IVIG resistance and development of CAL in KD patients. PMID: 28194213 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28194213?dopt=Abstract

Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - February 16, 2017 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research