What is the long term outcome of patients with a history of kawasaki disease?
The majority of coronary artery lesions will normalize in size by 1 year after diagnosis. Despite normalization of internal luminal size, however, the arterial wall architecture and function may remain abnormal in some patients, which could lead to stenosis and occlusion over long periods of time. Decade long-term follow-up on KD patients is currently lacking. Patients with persistent lesions are at continued high risk for thrombosis and myocardial infarctions.
