Table 3.

Methods for studying subclinical vascular changes in Kawasaki disease and their association with cardiovascular risk [29]

	Abbreviations	Structure or function measured	Increased cardiovascular risk
Carotid intima-media thickness	cIMT	Intima-media complex of the carotid artery	Increased carotid intima-media thickness
Flow-mediated dilatation	FMD	Endothelial function	Smaller percentage increase in the diameter of the brachial artery following cuff release after suprasystolic occlusion
Peripheral arterial tonometry	PAT	Endothelial function	Smaller pulse volume increase in the digital arteries following cuff release after suprasystolic brachial artery occlusion
Pulse wave velocity	PWV	Arterial stiffness	Increased pulse wave velocity