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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2026; 15(3): 118237
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.118237
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.118237
Table 2 Coronary artery dimensions and left ventricular ejection fraction assessed by 2D-echocardiography during acute presentation of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children
| LMCA diameter in mm (Z score) | LAD diameter in mm (Z score) | LCx diameter in mm (Z score) | RCA diameter in mm (Z score) | EF (%) (low: < 55%) |
| 1.91 mm (-0.46Z) | 2.12 mm (+0.03Z) | NA | 2.1 mm (+0.21Z) | 52 |
| 2.8 mm (-0.12Z) | 2 mm (-0.5Z) | 2.2 mm (-0.59Z) | 2.4 mm (-0.33Z) | 55 |
| 2.43 mm (+0.76Z) | 2.01 mm (+0.24Z) | NA | 1.88 mm (-1.41Z) | 30 |
| 2.89 mm (-0.45Z) | 2.45 mm (+0.13Z) | 1.86 mm (-0.82Z) | 2.37 mm (-0.85Z) | 40 |
| 5.2 mm (+4.15Z) | 3 mm (1.17Z) | NA | 5 mm (+5.49Z) | 35 |
| 2.5 mm (+0.3Z) | 2 mm (+0.5Z) | 1.5 mm (-0.63Z) | 2.3 mm (+0.49Z) | 50 |
| 2.8 mm (-0.62Z) | 2.6 mm (+0.5Z) | 1.01 mm (-2.02Z) | 2.98 mm (+0.43Z) | 55 |
| 3.3 mm (+2.96Z) | 1.6 mm (-1.11Z) | NA | 2.6 mm (+0.58Z) | 35 |
| 2.30 mm (-1.5Z) | 1.94 mm (-0.86Z) | 1.86 mm (-0.97Z) | 2.33 mm (-0.72Z) | 60 |
| 2.6 mm (-1.21Z) | 2.4 mm (-0.11Z) | 2.1 mm (-0.63Z) | 2.5 mm (-0.71Z) | 55 |
| 2.17 mm (-0.75Z) | 1.98 mm (+0.18Z) | 2.11 mm (+0.98Z) | 2.47 mm (+0.64Z) | 55 |
| 3.3 mm (+1.94Z) | 3.1 mm (+3.86Z) | 2.6 mm (+1.62Z) | 2.8 mm (+2.3Z) | 30 |
- Citation: OV SK, Pilania RK, Semwal R, Sri G, Kaur T, Subramanian P, Jindal A, Naganur S, Singh S, Singhal M. Persistent long-term subclinical myocardial changes in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children revealed by cardiac magnetic resonance and galectin-3. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(3): 118237
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2808/full/v15/i3/118237.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.118237