{"id":2883,"date":"2019-01-25T12:20:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/26-january-2019-is-international-kawasaki-disease-awareness-day\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:17:46","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:17:46","slug":"26-january-2019-is-international-kawasaki-disease-awareness-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/26-january-2019-is-international-kawasaki-disease-awareness-day\/","title":{"rendered":"26 January 2019 is International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-7387 media-7387\" class=\"align-none break-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/KD-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>On International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day, Societi Foundation calls for awareness and action to combat this, the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The key and urgent messages to note are the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Doctors need to EXPECT to see and be READY to treat Kawasaki Disease<\/li>\n<li>Kawasaki Disease is increasingly common, more common than some forms of bacterial meningitis and seen more often than measles<sup>1<\/sup><\/li>\n<li>UK treatment times are too slow. Lack of awareness of Kawasaki Disease delays diagnosis and treatment, significantly increasing risk of heart damage<\/li>\n<li>In the UK &amp; Ireland, research shows 39% of infants with Kawasaki Disease develop coronary artery aneurysms. This is too high!<\/li>\n<li>Kawasaki Disease is the #1 cause of acquired heart disease in UK children<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Media-Release-IKDAD-2019-.pdf\">Read the full press release<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day, Societi Foundation calls for awareness and action to combat this, the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. 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