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Pharmacologic stress cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the pediatric population: A review of the literature, proposed protocol, and two examples in patients with Kawasaki disease

Munes Fares¹, Paul J. Critser², Maria J. Arruda¹, Carolyn M. Wilhelm¹, Mantosh S. Rattan³, Sean M. Lang^2,4, Tarek Alsaied^2,4

1 Division of Pediatric Cardiology, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
2 Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
3 Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
4 Faculty of Medicine, Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

* Corresponding Author: Tarek Alsaied, Faculty of Medicine, Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, MLC 2003, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039. Email: