Profile of Cardiac Involvement in Children After Exposure to COVID-19.
Indian Pediatr
; 60(5): 385-388, 2023 05 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2284267
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the incidence and pattern of cardiac involvement in children post-COVID (coronavirus disease) infection in a tertiary care referral hospital in India.METHODS:
A prospective observational study was conducted including all consecutive children with suspected MIS-C referred to the cardiology services.RESULTS:
Of the 111 children with mean (SD) age was 3.5 (3.6) years, 95.4% had cardiac involvement. Abnormalities detected were coronary vasculopathy, pericardial effusion, valvular regurgitation, ventricular dysfunction, diastolic flow reversal in aorta, pulmonary hypertension, bradycardia and intra-cardiac thrombus. The survival rate post treatment was 99%. Early and short-term follow-up data was available in 95% and 70%, respectively. Cardiac parameters improved in majority.CONCLUSION:
Cardiac involvement post COVID-19 is often a silent entity and may be missed unless specifically evaluated for. Early echocardiography aided prompt diagnosis, triaging, and treatment, and helps in favorable outcomes.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pericardial Effusion
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Coronavirus Infections
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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