Justin B Jin, Jason L Williams, Siew May Wang, Simon Lee
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Abstract
Introduction: Coronary artery disease in children arises from a diverse group of non-atherosclerotic conditions that may result in myocardial ischemia, ventricular dysfunction, and sudden cardiac death. Important etiologies include post-inflammatory vasculopathy following Kawasaki disease, transplant-related cardiac allograft vasculopathy, congenital coronary anomalies such as anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery, and complications after coronary reimplantation during congenital heart surgery. The detection of myocardial ischemia in children is uniquely challenging, as symptoms are frequently absent or atypical, and traditional screening tools such as resting electrocardiography and transthoracic echocardiography lack sufficient sensitivity.
Methods: A narrative review was performed of the literature on non-invasive myocardial ischemia evaluation in pediatric patients with acquired and congenital coronary artery disease, focusing on Kawasaki disease, congenital coronary anomalies, cardiac allograft vasculopathy, and postoperative conditions involving coronary artery manipulation. PubMed and Google Scholar were searched and supplemented by reference lists and guideline documents. Original studies, reviews, consensus statements, and society guidelines were qualitatively synthesized by disease category and imaging modality, with emphasis on diagnostic performance, clinical applications, safety considerations, limitations, and evidence gaps.
Results: Multimodality imaging plays a central role in the evaluation of pediatric coronary pathology. Stress echocardiography provides a widely available, radiation-free method for detecting inducible regional wall motion abnormalities but requires specialized expertise. Stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance imaging offers comprehensive assessment of ventricular function, myocardial perfusion, and scar tissue without ionizing radiation and is increasingly incorporated into surveillance strategies. Nuclear perfusion imaging remains a well-established technique but is used less frequently due to radiation exposure and modest specificity in some populations. Coronary computed tomography angiography provides high-resolution anatomic characterization of coronary origin, course, and luminal patency and is particularly valuable in congenital coronary anomalies and postsurgical coronary assessment.
Conclusions: Optimal evaluation of pediatric coronary disease requires the integration of anatomic and functional imaging tailored to the underlying pathology and patient characteristics. Despite advances in multimodality imaging, pediatric-specific data remain limited, and many diagnostic thresholds are extrapolated from adult populations. Further multicenter studies are needed to refine risk stratification and establish evidence-based surveillance strategies for children at risk of myocardial ischemia.
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Cardiology and Therapy is an international, open access, peer reviewed (single-blind), rapid-publication journal dedicated to the publication of high-quality clinical (all phases), observational, real-world, and health outcomes research around the discovery, development, and use of cardiovascular therapies and interventions, including devices. Studies relating to diagnosis and diagnostics, pharmacoeconomics, public health, quality of life, as well as patient care, management and education are also encouraged.
Areas of focus include, but are not limited to, ischaemic heart disease and acute cardiac care, myocardial, valvular, pericardial and congenital heart disease, vascular and pulmonary disease (including hypertension), arrhythmias, heart failure, non-invasive diagnostic techniques, and invasive and interventional cardiology as well as cardiovascular surgery.
The journal is of interest to a broad audience of pharmaceutical and healthcare professionals and publishes original research, reviews, case reports/case series, trial protocols and short communications such as commentaries and editorials. Cardiolology and Therapy will consider all scientifically sound research be it positive, confirmatory or negative data. Submissions are welcomed whether they relate to an international and/or a country-specific audience, something that is crucially important when researchers are trying to target more specific patient populations. This inclusive approach allows the journal to assist in the dissemination of quality research, which may be considered of insufficient interest by other journals.
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