Longitudinal cardiac imaging for assessment of myocardial injury in non-hospitalised community-dwelling individuals after COVID-19 infection: the Rotterdam Study.

Longitudinal cardiac imaging for assessment of myocardial injury in non-hospitalised community-dwelling individuals after COVID-19 infection: the Rotterdam Study.

Publication date: Jan 16, 2025

The aim of this study was to assess the presence of myocardial injury after COVID-19 infection and to evaluate the relation between persistent cardiac symptoms after COVID-19 and myocardial function in participants with known cardiovascular health status before infection. In the prospective population-based Rotterdam Study cohort, echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) were performed among participants who recovered from COVID-19 at home within 2 years prior to inclusion in the current study. Persistent cardiac symptoms comprised only self-reported symptoms of chest pain, dyspnoea or palpitations lasting >4 weeks after COVID-19 infection. We used linear regression and linear mixed models to estimate and test age-adjusted and sex-adjusted mean differences (95% CIs) of (1) post-COVID-19 CMR-derived and echocardiographic-derived parameters among participants with and without persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms and (2) pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 echocardiographic assessments. 92 participants were included, with a mean age of 59+/-8 years of whom 52% were male. Normal post-COVID-19 CMR-derived left ventricular (LV) function and right ventricular ejection fraction were observed in 92% and 98% of participants, respectively. We observed normal native T1 relaxation times in 100%, normal extracellular volume in 98% and normal T2 relaxation times in 98% of the participants. Comparison of pre-COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 echocardiography revealed a significant but small decline in left ventricular ejection fraction (adjusted mean change -1. 37% (95% CI -2. 57%, -0. 17%)) and global longitudinal strain (1. 32% (95% CI 0. 50%, 2. 15%)). Comparing participants with and without persistent symptoms, there were no significant differences in adjusted CMR-derived ventricular volumes, LV function or presence of myocardial injury. Almost all recovered non-hospitalised COVID-19 participants had normal CMR-derived ventricular volumes and function, without relevant myocardial injury.

Concepts Keywords
Echocardiography COVID-19
Myocardial Echocardiography
Rotterdam Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH COVID-19
disease MESH infection
disease MESH health status
disease MESH chest pain
disease MESH global longitudinal strain
disease MESH Long Covid

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