Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Cardiac Involvement: A Quaternary Center Experience.
Diego A Cruz-VidalSimon LeeStacy P ArdoinDjhenne DalmacyJuan ChaparroCristin BlaneyVilmarie RodriguezAmanda SankarShoghik AkoghlanianRichard LisciandroMatthew WashamRoshini S AbrahamAmy LeberMeika EbyBerkeley BennettGuliz ErdemPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2024)
We prospectively analyzed clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with cardiac involvement and severe presentation in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Of 146 patients, 66 (45.2%) had cardiac dysfunction and 26 (17.8%) had coronary artery abnormalities. Lower serum albumin levels, absolute lymphocyte and platelet counts, and elevated ferritin, fibrinogen, d-dimer and interleukin-6 levels were associated with cardiac dysfunction. Possible treatment complications were identified.