Patient Conference Dublin
16 april, 2022
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On April 3-6 the most important scientifice conference on vasculitis took place in Dublin . It was the 20th International Vasculitis and ANCA Workshop. Preceding
Kawasaki Disease (KD) (also known as Kawasaki Syndrome) is a rare form of vasculitis which affects children and is characterised by inflammation of the medium sized blood vessels throughout the body.
The coronary arteries (arteries supplying the heart muscle) are the commonest arteries affected.
The main concern in children is that inflammation of the coronary arteries can lead to aneurysms (widening and weakening of the artery wall) and later can lead to narrowing or stenosis reducing the blood supply to the heart.
On April 3-6 the most important scientifice conference on vasculitis took place in Dublin . It was the 20th International Vasculitis and ANCA Workshop. Preceding
On February 18th 2021 the results of an important clinical study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial was conducted