Combined Cardiac Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment of Myocardial Injury in Patients Who Recently Recovered From COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although myocardial injury can occur with acute COVID-19, there is limited understanding of changes with myocardial metabolism in recovered patients.

Objective

To examine myocardial metabolic changes early after recovery from COVID-19 using fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (PET) and associate these changes to abnormalities in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based function and tissue characterization measures and inflammatory blood markers.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study took place at a single-center tertiary referral hospital system. A volunteer sample of adult patients within 3 months of a diagnosis of COVID-19 who responded to a mail invitation were recruited for cardiac PET/MRI and blood biomarker

SUBMITTER: Hanneman K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8756363 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature