Adverse cardiovascular magnetic resonance phenotypes are associated with greater likelihood of incident coronavirus disease 2019: findings from the UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disproportionately affects older people. Observational studies suggest indolent cardiovascular involvement after recovery from acute COVID-19. However, these findings may reflect pre-existing cardiac phenotypes.

Aims

We tested the association of baseline cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) phenotypes with incident COVID-19.

Methods

We studied UK Biobank participants with CMR imaging and COVID-19 testing. We considered left and right ventricular (LV, RV) volumes, ejection fractions, and stroke volumes, LV mass, LV strain, native T1, aortic distensibility, and arterial stiffness index. COVID-19 test results were obtained from Public Health England. Co-morbidities were ascertained from self-report and hospital episode st

SUBMITTER: Raisi-Estabragh Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7938275 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature