Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy in Kawasaki Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Abbas Khan, Syed Wajihullah Shah, Sundus Huma, Rimsha Adnan, Muhammad Yahya, Abuzar Khan, Wara Adnan, Usama Habib, Ilsa Khan, Moeen Ikram, Muhammad Awais, Ubaid Ullah, Muhammad Hasnain Mankani, Amal Mahmood, Fahd Niaz Shaikh, Taimor Mohammed Khan, Syed Musa Mufarrih, Farid Ullah, Muhammad Aneeque Ijaz, Kashif Ullah, Mohammed Shaban, Mesrop Aleksanyan, Ayesha Zahid, Jibran Ikram, Aizaz Ali

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DOI: 10.1097/crd.0000000000001443
Published: 2026-08-28
Container: Cardiology in Review
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/crd.0000000000001443,
  title = {Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy in Kawasaki Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials},
  author = {Abbas Khan and Syed Wajihullah Shah and Sundus Huma and Rimsha Adnan and Muhammad Yahya and Abuzar Khan and Wara Adnan and Usama Habib and Ilsa Khan and Moeen Ikram and Muhammad Awais and Ubaid Ullah and Muhammad Hasnain Mankani and Amal Mahmood and Fahd Niaz Shaikh and Taimor Mohammed Khan and Syed Musa Mufarrih and Farid Ullah and Muhammad Aneeque Ijaz and Kashif Ullah and Mohammed Shaban and Mesrop Aleksanyan and Ayesha Zahid and Jibran Ikram and Aizaz Ali},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Cardiology in Review},
  doi = {10.1097/crd.0000000000001443},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/crd.0000000000001443}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy in Kawasaki Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
AU  - Abbas Khan
AU  - Syed Wajihullah Shah
AU  - Sundus Huma
AU  - Rimsha Adnan
AU  - Muhammad Yahya
AU  - Abuzar Khan
AU  - Wara Adnan
AU  - Usama Habib
AU  - Ilsa Khan
AU  - Moeen Ikram
AU  - Muhammad Awais
AU  - Ubaid Ullah
AU  - Muhammad Hasnain Mankani
AU  - Amal Mahmood
AU  - Fahd Niaz Shaikh
AU  - Taimor Mohammed Khan
AU  - Syed Musa Mufarrih
AU  - Farid Ullah
AU  - Muhammad Aneeque Ijaz
AU  - Kashif Ullah
AU  - Mohammed Shaban
AU  - Mesrop Aleksanyan
AU  - Ayesha Zahid
AU  - Jibran Ikram
AU  - Aizaz Ali
PY  - 2026
JO  - Cardiology in Review
DO  - 10.1097/crd.0000000000001443
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ER  -

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Khan, A., Shah, S. W., Huma, S., Adnan, R., Yahya, M., Khan, A., Adnan, W., Habib, U., Khan, I., Ikram, M., Awais, M., Ullah, U., Mankani, M. H., Mahmood, A., Shaikh, F. N., Khan, T. M., Mufarrih, S. M., Ullah, F., Ijaz, M. A., Ullah, K., Shaban, M., Aleksanyan, M., Zahid, A., Ikram, J., & Ali, A. (2026). Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy in Kawasaki Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Cardiology in Review. https://doi.org/10.1097/crd.0000000000001443

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