Purpose/ Objective

Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute idiopathic form of childhood vasculitis that can result in coronary artery aneurysms.  Although it is one of the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children, KD sequelae can be difficult to assess by standard non-invasive imaging techniques. Takeyasu arteritis is also an idiopathic form of inflammatory vasculitis that more commonly affects larger arteries and is also difficult to assess by standard imaging techniques. CMR can improve the clinician’s understanding of coronary artery and vascular wall anatomy in patients with KD or vasculitis such as Takeyasu arteritis, particularly with regards to later sequelae of disease. Following this session, learners will better understand, what are the most common types of vascular diseases in children, how to assess coronary arteries by CMR in subjects with a history of Kawasaki Disease, and what are CMR characteristics of the vessel wall in Kawasaki Disease and in Takayasu arteritis.