Role of a Pediatric Cardiologist in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Pediatr Cardiol
; 42(1): 19-35, 2021 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1064452
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected patients across all age groups, with a wide range of illness severity from asymptomatic carriers to severe multi-organ dysfunction and death. Although early reports have shown that younger age groups experience less severe disease than older adults, our understanding of this phenomenon is in continuous evolution. Recently, a severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), with active or recent COVID-19 infection, has been increasingly reported. Children with MIS-C may demonstrate signs and symptoms of Kawasaki disease, but also have some distinct differences. These children have more frequent and severe gastrointestinal symptoms and are more likely to present with a shock-like presentation. Moreover, they often present with cardiovascular involvement including myocardial dysfunction, valvulitis, and coronary artery dilation or aneurysms. Here, we present a review of the literature and summary of our current understanding of cardiovascular involvement in children with COVID-19 or MIS-C and identifying the role of a pediatric cardiologist in caring for these patients.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pediatrics
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Physician's Role
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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
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Pandemics
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Cardiologists
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Aged
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pediatr Cardiol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00246-020-02476-y
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