Left ventricular longitudinal strain alterations in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic paediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Domenico SiricoCostanza Di ChiaraPaola CostenaroFrancesco BonfanteSandra CozzaniMaria Rosaria CapobianchiElena ReffoBiagio CastaldiDaniele DonàLiviana Da DaltCarlo GiaquintoGiovanni di SalvoPublished in: European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging (2021)
SARS-CoV-2 infection may affect left ventricular deformation in 26% of children despite an asymptomatic or only mildly symptomatic acute illness. A follow-up is needed to verify the reversibility of these alterations and their impact on long-term outcomes.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- heart failure
- acute myocardial infarction
- liver failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- aortic stenosis
- mitral valve
- intensive care unit
- young adults
- left atrial
- respiratory failure
- emergency department
- drug induced
- cross sectional
- aortic dissection
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction
- hepatitis b virus
- atrial fibrillation
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation