The U.S. heart attack mortality rate has dropped by 89% in the past 50 years, according to data published June 25 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.  At the same time, death rates from ...

The data, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, analyzed over 37 million heart disease deaths spanning ...

Once Kawasaki disease is diagnosed, your child’s doctor may order electrocardiography (ECG) and ultrasonography of the heart (echocardiography) to look for heart problems such as coronary artery ...

Kawasaki’s disease can cause the development of coronary aneurysms which are dilated areas on the blood vessels supplying the heart and can occur in up to 25% of children who have this disease.

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), Kawasaki Disease (KD), also known as Kawasaki Syndrome, is a condition that causes inflammation of the heart and blood vessels.

Kawasaki disease, a rare inflammatory condition affecting arteries, requires immediate treatment to prevent heart complications. Symptoms include prolonged fever, rash, swollen lymph nodes, and ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville baby was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease when she was just 5 and-a-half months old. It's a disease that can lead to heart and artery problems.

“So Kawasaki disease, has picked up after the covid 19 epidemic. During the second phase of the covid 19, we saw many of the children getting affected. Their heart was getting affected.

"We can really decrease the chances for the child to get lasting heart disease." The odds of getting Kawasaki Disease twice is about two percent. But in March, Hannah was diagnosed again.

About 25 percent of Kawasaki disease patients who do not get treatment for the condition will develop aneurysms of the coronary arteries, which could lead to heart attacks and death even years ...

For 40 years, Dr. Jane Burns has been working to find the cause of Kawasaki disease, an illness that can lead to aneurysms and heart attacks. Her work has brought together a most unlikely team.