Longitudinal Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Myopericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination
NV B, McCollum S, Faherty E, Steele J, Karnik R. Longitudinal Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Myopericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination. Pediatric Cardiology 2023, 45: 1524-1532. PMID: 37294336, PMCID: PMC10251331, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03200-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft ventricular longitudinal strainMRNA COVID-19 vaccinationCOVID-19 vaccinationSubclinical myocardial injuryEjection fractionFractional shorteningInitial presentationMyocardial injurySingle-center reviewMedian ejection fractionLeft ventricular functionVentricular longitudinal strainTime 0Area-length methodWilcoxon signed-rank testAcute illnessDiastolic functionVentricular functionDiastolic parametersLV functionRisk stratificationMyocardial recoveryTissue DopplerSigned-rank testMyopericarditis