Is strain echocardiography a more sensitive indicator of myocardial involvement in patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with SARS-CoV-2?

Eviç Zeynep BaşarEmre UstaGökmen AkgünHüseyin S GüngörHafize E SönmezKadir Babaoglu

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2022)

These results confirmed that speckle tracking echocardiography is more likely to detect subclinical myocardial damage compared to conventional echocardiography. In addition, it is a valuable method for follow-up in this patient group.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
sars cov
pulmonary hypertension
computed tomography
case report
oxidative stress
heart failure
young adults