Cardiac evaluation of hospitalized children with 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) infection at a single large quaternary center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac complications of serious SARS-CoV-2 infections, especially Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome of Children (MIS-C) are well described, however current studies have not considered pediatric patients hospitalized with no cardiac concerns. We established a protocol for cardiac evaluation of all admitted COVID-19 patients three weeks post-discharge, irrespective of cardiac concerns. We assessed cardiovascular outcomes and hypothesized that patients with absent cardiac concerns are at lower risk for cardiac abnormalities.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of 160 patients admitted for COVID-19 (excluding MIS-C) between March 2020 and September 2021 with subsequent echocardiogram(s) performed at our center. Patients were divided into 4 subgroups: Group 1 inclu

SUBMITTER: Ng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277255 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature