From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Heartbreaker is an upcoming American medical drama series that is expected to air on NBC during the 2015â16 television season. The series stars Melissa George as Alex Panttiere, a world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon who struggles to balance her personal and professional life.It is based on the real life of Dr. Kathy Magliato, as described in her book Heart Matters.he series stars Melissa George as Alex Panttiere, a world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon who struggles to balance her personal and professional life. It is based on the real life of Dr. Kathy Magliato, as described in her book Heart Matters.
One of the main symptoms during the early part of Kawasaki disease, called the acute phase, is fever. The fever lasts longer than 5 days. It remains high even after treatment with standard childhood fever medicines. Other classic signs of the disease are: Swollen lymph nodes in the neck.
Kawasaki (KAH-wah-SAH-ke) disease is a rare childhood disease. It's a form of a condition called vasculitis (vas-kyu-LI-tis). This condition involves inflammation of the blood vessels. In Kawasaki disease, the walls of the blood vessels throughout the body become inflamed. The disease can affect any type of blood vessel in the body, including the arteries, veins, and capillaries. Sometimes Kawasaki disease affects the coronary arteries, which carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart. As a result, some children who have Kawasaki disease may develop serious heart problems. Overview. The cause of Kawasaki disease isn't known.