Myocardial Strain and Strain Rate in Kawasaki Disease: Range, Recovery, and Relationship to Systemic Inflammation/Coronary Artery Dilation

Benjamin Frank^1#, Jesse Davidson^1*#, Suhong Tong², Blake Martin³, Heather Heizer³, Marsha S Anderson³, Mary P Glode³, Samuel R Dominguez³ and Pei-Ni Jone¹

¹Department of Pediatrics and Section of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado, Denver, USA

²Department of Biostatistics, Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado, Denver, USA

³Department of Pediatrics and Section of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado, Denver, USA

^#Contributed equally to this work

^*Corresponding Author: Jesse Davidson, Department of Pediatrics and Section of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado, Denver, USA, Tel: (720) 777-6820 Email: