Yunjia Tang1, Xiang Gao2, Jie Shen1, Ling Sun1, Wenhua Yan3. 1. Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China. 2. Department of Pediatrics, the First People's Hospital of Wujiang, Jiangsu, 215200 China. 3. Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215003 China whyan328@sina.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Because of the different genetic backgrounds, living environments and economic conditions, the epidemiologic, clinical characteristics and risk factors for coronary artery abnormalities (CAAs) in the Chinese population may differ among different parts of China. METHODS: We did a retrospective study to explore the clinical characteristics and risk factors for CAAs in east China between 2006 and 2014. RESULTS: There were 1016 patients during the study period. Of the 1004 patients who completed echocardiographic studies, 23.9% had CAAs. Sex, serum albumin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR),Mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP) infection, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) started after the 10th day of illness and IVIG non-responders were independent risk factors associated with CAA. CONCLUSIONS: East China has a lower incidence of CAAs compared with southwest and northeast China, while similar to north China. Male gender, serum albumin, ESR, MP infection, IVIG started after the 10th day of illness and IVIG non-responders were predictive of CAA.
BACKGROUND: Because of the different genetic backgrounds, living environments and economic conditions, the epidemiologic, clinical characteristics and risk factors for coronary artery abnormalities (CAAs) in the Chinese population may differ among different parts of China. METHODS: We did a retrospective study to explore the clinical characteristics and risk factors for CAAs in east China between 2006 and 2014. RESULTS: There were 1016 patients during the study period. Of the 1004 patients who completed echocardiographic studies, 23.9% had CAAs. Sex, serum albumin, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR),Mycoplasma pneumoniae(MP) infection, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) started after the 10th day of illness and IVIG non-responders were independent risk factors associated with CAA. CONCLUSIONS: East China has a lower incidence of CAAs compared with southwest and northeast China, while similar to north China. Male gender, serum albumin, ESR, MP infection, IVIG started after the 10th day of illness and IVIG non-responders were predictive of CAA.
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