Randomized Trial of Adjunctive Prednisolone for Kawasaki Disease

S Siyuan Lin Y Yuanchen He (Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) L Lan He (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) Y Yiling Liu (Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China) F Fangjie Wang (Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Affiliated of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China) Z Zhenyu Xiong (Department of Cardiology, Kaifeng Children’s Hospital, Kaifeng, China) Y Yixiang Lin (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) L Lan Ye C Chen Chu (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) F Feng Wang L Lu Zhao (Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology) Y Yinyin Cao (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) Y Yuanzheng Zheng (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) Q Qin Huang (Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University (Xiamen Branch), Xiamen, China) J Jie Wang (State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory, CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, Department of Medical Oncology Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China) X Xuecun Liang (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) Q Quming Zhao (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) S Shuna Sun (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) Y Yalan Dou (Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) W Wennan He (Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai) X Xiaobi Huang (Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital (Children’s Hospital of Anhui Medical University), Hefei, China) J Jingwei Sun (Pediatrics Department, Bengbu First People’s Hospital, Bengbu, China) X Xianmei Huang (Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China) Y Yan Li Y Yanling Liao (Department of Pediatrics, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Liuzhou, China) H Haitao Lv (Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China) S Silin Pan (Women and Children’s Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.) H Hua Zhu X Xinjiang An (Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xuzhou Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China) X Xuehua He (Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China) C Cuifen Zhao (Department of Pediatrics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China) X Xiaoyan Liu Y Yaofei Hu (Department of Pediatrics, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China) J Jinhua Piao (Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular, Children’s Medical Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China) L Lijun Qin (Department of Pediatrics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China) X Xiangyu Dong Q Qian Peng (State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, China) C Ce Wang (Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China) S Shubin Lin (Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University (Xiamen Branch), Xiamen, China) P Ping Huang R Rongzhou Wu (Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China) H Hua Peng (Pediatric Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China) Z Zipu Li (Heart Center, Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China) D Duolao Wang X Xiaohui Liu (Hydrogen Energy Industry Institute of Jilin Province) W Weili Yan F Fang Liu G Guoying Huang (Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 394, Issue 15
Published April 16, 2026
Pages 1480-1490
ISSN 0028-4793
Publisher Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal Info

New England Journal of Medicine

Massachusetts Medical Society

ISSN: 0028-4793 Social Sciences

Authors (48)

S

Siyuan Lin

Y

Yuanchen He

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

L

Lan He

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

Y

Yiling Liu

Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China

F

Fangjie Wang

Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital Affiliated of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China

Z

Zhenyu Xiong

Department of Cardiology, Kaifeng Children’s Hospital, Kaifeng, China

Y

Yixiang Lin

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

L

Lan Ye

C

Chen Chu

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

F

Feng Wang

L

Lu Zhao

Beijing Key Laboratory of Materials Utilization of Nonmetallic Minerals and Solid Wastes, National Laboratory of Mineral Materials, School of Materials Science and Technology

Y

Yinyin Cao

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

Y

Yuanzheng Zheng

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

Q

Qin Huang

Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University (Xiamen Branch), Xiamen, China

J

Jie Wang

State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Beijing Key Laboratory, CAMS Key Laboratory of Translational Research on Lung Cancer, Department of Medical Oncology Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China

X

Xuecun Liang

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

Q

Quming Zhao

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

S

Shuna Sun

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

Y

Yalan Dou

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

W

Wennan He

Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Trial Unit, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai

X

Xiaobi Huang

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Anhui Provincial Children’s Hospital (Children’s Hospital of Anhui Medical University), Hefei, China

J

Jingwei Sun

Pediatrics Department, Bengbu First People’s Hospital, Bengbu, China

X

Xianmei Huang

Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Westlake University, Hangzhou, China

Y

Yan Li

Y

Yanling Liao

Department of Pediatrics, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Liuzhou, China

H

Haitao Lv

Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China

S

Silin Pan

Women and Children’s Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

H

Hua Zhu

X

Xinjiang An

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xuzhou Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China

X

Xuehua He

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China

C

Cuifen Zhao

Department of Pediatrics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China

X

Xiaoyan Liu

Y

Yaofei Hu

Department of Pediatrics, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China

J

Jinhua Piao

Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular, Children’s Medical Center, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China

L

Lijun Qin

Department of Pediatrics, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

X

Xiangyu Dong

Q

Qian Peng

State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition College of Chemistry, Nankai University, 94 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300071, China

C

Ce Wang

Department of Pediatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China

S

Shubin Lin

Department of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University (Xiamen Branch), Xiamen, China

P

Ping Huang

R

Rongzhou Wu

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China

H

Hua Peng

Pediatric Department, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

Z

Zipu Li

Heart Center, Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China

D

Duolao Wang

X

Xiaohui Liu

Hydrogen Energy Industry Institute of Jilin Province

W

Weili Yan

F

Fang Liu

G

Guoying Huang

Pediatric Heart Center, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, National Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai