Graphic titles Long term Cardiovascular effects of COVID-19 Infection in Children. the Need for Monitoring. To assess systolic and diastolic cardiac function in children post COVID-19 infection. Methods - population Group 1 Post Covid-19 N=137 bs Group 2 Healthy Controls N=79. Evaluation 3-12 months post COVID-19 infection. Long Covid surgery Echocariography Global longitudinal strain (GLS) lipid profile Serum intracellulat adhesion molecule -1. Results 23.6% in Group 1 reported Long Covid symptoms. GLS post covid-19 group -23.6% to -17.8%. GLS healthy controls group -25% to -20.2%. Take home message Covid-19 may leave silent cardiac footprints in children. Findings of reduced GLS highlight the importance of continued cardiovascular monitoring, even in asymptomatic cases
Highlights
Our research focusses on the long-term cardiac effects of COVID-19 and children.
Children with a history of COVID-19 infection showed a persistent reduction and left ventricle global longitudinal strain (GLS) indicating subclinical myocardial disfunction despite normal conventional echocardiographic findings.
The reduction in GLS was most evident in children with moderate to severe COVID-19 underscoring a severity-dependent relationship between acute infection and post infectious myocardial changes.
This subtle but measurable impairment suggests that SARS-Cov-2 may have persisting effects on cardiac function in paediatric patients even in the absence of overt heart disease.
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