Cardiac Dysfunction and Shock in Pediatric Patients With COVID-19

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been reported to cause significant morbidity in adults, with reportedly a lesser impact on children. Cardiac dysfunction has only been described in adults thus far. We describe 3 cases of previously healthy children presenting with shock and COVID-19–related c...

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Published inJACC. Case reports Vol. 2; no. 9; pp. 1267 - 1270
Main Authors Joshi, Krittika, Kaplan, Daniel, Bakar, Adnan, Jennings, John F., Hayes, Denise A., Mahajan, Siddharth, Misra, Nilanjana, Mitchell, Elizabeth, Sweberg, Todd M., Taylor, Matthew D., Capone, Christine A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 15.07.2020
Elsevier
Subjects
cardiac injury
Congenital/Pediatric Cardiology
COVID-19
myocarditis
pediatric
shock
hsTnT
VIS
TTE
myocarditis
shock
LVEF
IVIG
FS
cardiac injury
PICU
pediatric
COVID-19
PCR
AKI
ED
LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction
PICU, pediatric intensive care unit
TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram
IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin
FS, fractional shortening
VIS, vasoactive ionotropic score
ED, emergency department
AKI, acute kidney injury
COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019
PCR, polymerase chain reaction
hsTnT, high-sensitivity troponin T
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Summary:Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been reported to cause significant morbidity in adults, with reportedly a lesser impact on children. Cardiac dysfunction has only been described in adults thus far. We describe 3 cases of previously healthy children presenting with shock and COVID-19–related cardiac inflammation. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been reported to cause significant morbidity in adults, with reportedly a lesser impact on children. Cardiac…
ISSN:2666-0849
2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.082