07-30-2020, 07:21 PM
Another paper with more or less the same finding:
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1...120.049252
As pointed out, the big question is what is the clinical significance of these MRI findings.
BC
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1...120.049252
Quote:In summary, myocardial injury is common in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and not
exclusive to those with ACS or PE. In this single-centre, single-timepoint convalescent study,
myocardial injury was associated with cardiac abnormalities detected by CMR where troponin
elevation is unexplained even when cardiac function is normal. The main limitation of this study
is its cross-sectional design which prompts caution regarding causality of myocardial injury and
its relationship to previous COVID-19 infection. Nevertheless, CMR frequently revealed occult
coronary artery disease, high rates of myocarditis-like LGE and sometimes dual pathology. The
lack of edema in these patients suggests the myocarditis-like scar may be permanent. Further
serial study would clarify this and assess the long-term clinical consequences of these findings.
As pointed out, the big question is what is the clinical significance of these MRI findings.
BC