Transient Heart Failure in an Adult with Kawasaki Disease

March 1986 in “ Clinical Cardiology ”

Guy Lochard, Paul Bégin, Pierre Laramée, P. Genest

Studysummary This case report describes a 31-year-old woman who developed transient heart failure during the acute phase of Kawasaki disease, highlighting that it can cause myocardial dysfunction in adults.

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