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Cardiac involvement in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children cases
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 December 2021
Abstract
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children is a rare form of COVID-19 that affects various organ systems and carries the risk of morbidity and mortality. Cardiac involvement is commonly observed in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children cases; hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the cardiac findings of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children cases that were diagnosed and followed up in our hospital.
Materials and methods:
The medical histories, laboratory results, cardiac findings, and treatments of the cases that were diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children between December 2020 and August 2021 were evaluated retrospectively.
Results:
Our study group consisted of 14 males and 12 females whose median age was 3.67 years. Of the 26 patients, 24 had echocardiographic findings and 12 cases had cardiac pathologies that were mostly mild. Among these, mitral valve insufficiency, coronary artery pathology, and pericardial effusion were the most common. Perivascular brightness, aortic and tricuspid insufficiency, systolic dysfunction, and tricuspid thrombosis were less common. The cardiac pathologies of all patients resolved in less than a month following treatment.
Conclusion:
Although the cardiac pathologies of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children cases disappear fairly rapidly, the long-term cardiac effects of this disease are not known clearly. To improve our current understanding of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, more multi-centred studies with long-term follow-up periods should be conducted, and treatment protocols for cases of different severities should be developed to maximise the treatments’ efficacy.
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