Cardiac echocardiogram findings of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2-associated multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children.
Ashraf S HarahshehAnita KrishnanRoberta L DeBiasiLaura J OlivieriChristopher SpurneyMary T DonofrioRussell R CrossMatthew P SharronLowell H FrankCharles I BerulAdam ChristopherNiti DhamHemalatha SrinivasaluTova RonisKaren L SmithJaclyn N KlineKavita ParikhDavid WesselJames E BostSarah LittAshley AustinJing ZhangCraig A SablePublished in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Patients with multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children had a high rate of cardiac complications in the acute phase, with associated inflammatory markers. Although cardiac complications resolved in 84% of patients, further long-term studies are needed to assess if the cardiac abnormalities (transient or persistent) are associated with major cardiac events.