Cardiac MRI and Myocardial Injury in COVID-19: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Prognosis

Sanghvi, Saagar K. and Schwarzman, Logan S. and Nazir, Noreen T. (2021) Cardiac MRI and Myocardial Injury in COVID-19: Diagnosis, Risk Stratification and Prognosis. Diagnostics, 11 (1). p. 130. ISSN 2075-4418

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Abstract

Myocardial injury is a common complication of the COVID-19 illness and is associated with a worsened prognosis. Systemic hyperinflammation seen in the advanced stage of COVID-19 likely contributes to myocardial injury. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) is the preferred imaging modality for non-invasive evaluation in acute myocarditis, enabling risk stratification and prognostication. Modified scanning protocols in the pandemic setting reduce risk of exposure while providing critical data regarding cardiac tissue inflammation and fibrosis, chamber remodeling, and contractile function. The growing use of CMR in clinical practice to assess myocardial injury will improve understanding of the acute and chronic sequelae of myocardial inflammation from various pathological etiologies.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Euro Archives > Medical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 26 Nov 2022 04:03
Last Modified: 27 Feb 2024 03:50
URI: http://publish7promo.com/id/eprint/407

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