Outcomes of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Recently Recovered From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to cause considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Case reports of hospitalized patients suggest that COVID-19 prominently affects the cardiovascular system, but the overall impact remains unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the presence of myocardial injury in unselected patients recently recovered from COVID-19 illness.

Design, setting, and participants

In this prospective observational cohort study, 100 patients recently recovered from COVID-19 illness were identified from the University Hospital Frankfurt COVID-19 Registry between April and June 2020.

Exposure

Recent recovery from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, as determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reacti

SUBMITTER: Puntmann VO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7385689 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature