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Coronary artery abnormalities were defined by z-scores according to American Heart Association guidelines.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 93 infants identified during the study period, 80 were treated with intravenous gamma globulin within the first 10 days of illness and were included for comparison to 170 children \u22651\u2009year of age treated in the same time frame from the Pediatric Heart Network public database. The mean maximum z-score was significantly higher in infants compared with older children (3.37 vs 2.07, p&lt;0.001). A higher incidence of medium and giant aneurysms was observed in infants compared with children \u22651\u2009year of age (11% vs 3% for medium aneurysms, p=0.015; 8% vs &lt;1% for giant aneurysms, p=0.005).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Infants with Kawasaki disease have more severe coronary artery dilation compared with older children, and a higher prevalence of medium and giant aneurysms. 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