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Long-Term Coronary Microvascular and Cardiac Dysfunction Following Severe COVID-19 Hospitalization

2024-11-15 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to long-term cardiopulmonary symptoms and is associated to coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). However, long-term data on CMD following severe COVID-19 are lacking. ObjectiveTo determine long-term left ventricular (LV) function and presence of CMD after severe COVID-19, utilizing cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) and stress perfusion mapping. MethodsHospitalized COVID-19 patients underwent CMR at 10 months follow-up (1.5T Aera,...

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