Kawasaki Disease-Related Mortality in Arab Countries: A Multinational Physician Survey from the Kawasaki Disease Arab Initiative (Kawarabi)

Authors

• Hanady Al Haddad, Division of pediatric cardiology, CHU Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
• Nadine Choueiter, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
• Ashraf S. Harahsheh, Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's National Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, USA.
• Milad El-Segaier, Saud Al Babtain Cardiac Center Eastern Health Cluster, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Hanifa Alrabte, Tripoli Children Hospital, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.
• Alyaa Kotby, Pediatric cardiology division, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
• Mohamed Samir Ladj, Department of Pediatrics, Djillali Belkhenchir University Hospital, Algiers University, Algiers, Algeria.
• Mohammed Abu Shukair, Saudi hospital JOPAIR clinic, Amman, Jordan.
• Hala Agha, Specialized Pediatric Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
• Khalfan Alsenaidi, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.
• Raed Alzyoud, Queen Rania Children's Hospital Jordanian Royal Medical Services Amman, Amman, Jordan.
• Nassiba Benali Khoudja, Pediatric department, Mustapha Pacha University Hospital, Algiers University of Health Science, Algiers, Algeria.
• Kenza Bouayed, Pediatric Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mère Enfant Harouchi Hospital, Ibn Rochd University Hospital, Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco.
• Mona El Ganzoury, Pediatric department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
• Maiy H. El Sayed, Cardiology department, Ain Shams University Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.
• Mariam Madany, Pediatric Department, Cardiac Center, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.
• Mahmoud Nadder, Pediatric department, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
• Najat Rugige, Pediatric cardiology department, Benghazi Children Hospital, Benghazi university, Benghazi, Libya.
• Maysam Y. Abed, Ibin Albital tertiary center for cardiac surgery Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
• Sima Y. Abu Al-Saoud, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Makassed Hospital, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine.
• Nagib Dahdah, Division of pediatric cardiology, CHU Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada. [email protected].

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-17-2026

Journal

Pediatric cardiology

DOI

10.1007/s00246-026-04265-5

Keywords

Autopsy; COVID-19 pandemic; Kawasaki disease; Kawasaki disease Arab initiative (KAWARABI); Mortality; Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)

APA Citation

Al Haddad, Hanady; Choueiter, Nadine; Harahsheh, Ashraf S.; El-Segaier, Milad; Alrabte, Hanifa; Kotby, Alyaa; Ladj, Mohamed Samir; Abu Shukair, Mohammed; Agha, Hala; Alsenaidi, Khalfan; Alzyoud, Raed; Benali Khoudja, Nassiba; Bouayed, Kenza; El Ganzoury, Mona; El Sayed, Maiy H.; Madany, Mariam; Nadder, Mahmoud; Rugige, Najat; Abed, Maysam Y.; Abu Al-Saoud, Sima Y.; and Dahdah, Nagib, "Kawasaki Disease-Related Mortality in Arab Countries: A Multinational Physician Survey from the Kawasaki Disease Arab Initiative (Kawarabi)" (2026). GW Authored Works. Paper 9047.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/9047

Department

Pediatrics