Trajectories of functional and structural myocardial parameters in post-COVID-19 syndrome-insights from mid-term follow-up by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Myocardial tissue alterations in patients with post-Coronavirus disease 2019 syndrome (PCS) are often subtle and mild. Reports vary in the prevalence of non-ischemic and ischemic injuries as well as the extent of ongoing myocardial inflammation. The exact relevance of these myocardial alterations is not fully understood. This study aimed at describing the trajectories of myocardial alterations in PCS patients by mid-term follow-up with cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR).

Methods

This study entails a retrospective analysis of symptomatic PCS patients referred for follow-up CMR between August 2020 and May 2023 due to mildly affected or reduced left or right ventricular function (LV and RV, respectively) and structural myocardial alterations, e.g., focal and d

SUBMITTER: Groschel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11018885 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature