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FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.871603
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CMR; echocardiography; long-COVID syndrome; COVID-19; recovery following COVID-19
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Among a cohort of 22 patients with persistent cardiac symptoms, no underlying cardiac disease or reduced cardiopulmonary fitness was identified 1 year following acute COVID-19 infection.
AimsPersistent cardiac symptoms are an increasingly reported phenomenon following COVID-19. However, the underlying cause of cardiac symptoms is unknown. This study aimed to identify the underlying causes, if any, of these symptoms 1 year following acute COVID-19 infection. Methods and Results22 individuals with persistent cardiac symptoms were prospectively investigated using echocardiography, cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR), 6-min walking test, cardio-pulmonary exercise testing and electrocardiography. A median of 382 days (IQR 368, 442) passed between diagnosis of COVID-19 and investigation. As a cohort their echocardiography, CMR, 6-min walking test and exercise testing results were within the normal ranges. There were no differences in left ventricular ejection fraction (61.45 +/- 6.59 %), global longitudinal strain (19.80 +/- 3.12 %) or tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (24.96 +/- 5.55 mm) as measured by echocardiography compared to a healthy control group. VO2 max (2045.00 +/- 658.40 ml/min), % expected VO2 max (114.80 +/- 23.08 %) and 6-minute distance walked (608.90 +/- 54.51 m) exceeded that expected for the patient cohort, whilst Troponin I (5.59 +/- 6.59 ng/l) and Nt-proBNP (88.18 +/- 54.27 ng/l) were normal. ConclusionAmong a cohort of 22 patients with self-reported persistent cardiac symptoms, we identified no underlying cardiac disease or reduced cardiopulmonary fitness 1 year following COVID-19.
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