Potential role of transthoracic echocardiography for screening LV systolic dysfunction in patients with a history of dengue infection. A cross-sectional and cohort study and review of the literature.
Molly D KaagaardAlma WegenerLaura Cordeiro GomesAnna E HolmKarine O LimaLuan O MatosIsabelle V M VieiraRodrigo Medeiros de SouzaLasse S VestergaardClaudio Romero Farias MarinhoFlávia Barreto Dos SantosTor Biering-SørensenOdilson M SilvestrePhilip BraininPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The findings of this study suggest that a clinical infection by dengue virus could induce myocardial alterations, mainly in men and in the LV, which could be detected by conventional transthoracic echocardiography. Hence, these results highlight a potential role of echocardiography for screening LV dysfunction in participants with a history of dengue infection. Further larger studies are warranted to validate the findings of this study.