BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and …

Importance Global studies have reported that the incidence of Kawasaki disease (KD)
declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. These studies suggest that the global pandemic …

Abstract Purpose of Review We highlight the new clinical entity multisystem inflammatory
syndrome in children (MIS-C), the progress in understanding its immunopathogenesis, and …

Importance Public health measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic had
widespread effects on population behaviors, transmission of infectious diseases, and …

Objective To assess the epidemiologic association between Kawasaki disease and common
pediatric infectious diseases (PIDs) identified during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Importance Infections are proposed to be triggering factors for Kawasaki disease (KD),
although its etiological factors remain unknown. Recent reports have indicated a 4-to 6 …

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has emerged as a rare delayed
hyperinflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and causes severe morbidity in the …

In the era of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, countries worldwide have
implemented several nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to contain its spread before …

Recent studies have noted an increasing number of Kawasaki-like cases in the pediatric
population following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …