Longitudinal Assessment of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Strain in Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)
He M, Leone DM, Frye R, Ferdman DJ, Shabanova V, Kosiv KA, Sugeng L, Faherty E, Karnik R. Longitudinal Assessment of Global and Regional Left Ventricular Strain in Patients with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). Pediatric Cardiology 2022, 43: 844-854. PMID: 34993558, PMCID: PMC8739007, DOI: 10.1007/s00246-021-02796-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCOVID-19HumansLongitudinal StudiesReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftConceptsMIS-C patientsAcute phaseChronic phaseInflammatory syndromeTwo-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographySubclinical myocardial injuryCircumferential strainMultisystem inflammatory syndromeLeft ventricular dysfunctionSingle-institution reviewSpeckle tracking echocardiographyTwo-dimensional echocardiographyCoronavirus disease 2019Future adverse eventsVentricular function parametersBasal anterolateral segmentMean GCSVentricular dysfunctionAdverse eventsFractional shorteningSignificant sequelaeVentricular strainMyocardial dysfunctionGlobal longitudinalMyocardial injury