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Comprehensive left ventricular myocardial deformation assessment in children with Kawasaki disease

Aura A. Sanchez^1,2, Sara K. Sexson Tejtel¹, Myriam E. Almeida‐Jones^1,3, Douglas K. Feagin¹, Carolyn A. Altman¹, Ricardo H. Pignatelli¹

1 Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
2 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
3 Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars‐Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

* Corresponding Author: Aura A. Sanchez, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6651 Main Street, Suite E1920, Houston, TX 77030. Email: