Longitudinal Echocardiographic Assessment of Coronary Arteries and Left Ventricular Function following Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

Jhaveri, Simone; Ahluwalia, Neha; Kaushik, Shubhi; Trachtman, Rebecca; Kowalsky, Shanna; Aydin, Scott; Stern, Kenan · J Pediatr · 2021

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Abstract

Myocardial dysfunction and coronary artery dilation have been reported in the acute setting of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children. Through a longitudinal echocardiographic single-center study of 15 children, we report the short-term outcomes of cardiac dysfunction and coronary artery dilation in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus disease-2-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

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