COVID-19 is associated with cardiac structural and functional remodelling in healthy middle-aged and older individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic in 2019. It remains uncertain to what extent COVID-19 effects the heart in heathy individuals. To evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 on cardiac structure and function in middle-aged and older individuals.

Methods

A single-centre prospective observational study enroled a total of 124 participants (84 with history of COVID-19 [COVID-19 group] and 40 without a history of COVID-19 [non-COVID group]). All participants underwent echocardiography with speckle tracking to assess cardiac structure and function at rest and during peak exercise.

Results

There were no differences in left and right ventricular diastolic function (p ≥ 0.05) between the COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 groups. Participants in CO

SUBMITTER: Rahman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650431 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature