Cardiovascular involvement in post Covid patients

Authors

  • SORICI Galina Instituția Medico-Sanitară Publică Institutul de Cardiologie Spitalul Polivalent Novamed
  • POPOVICI Ion Instituția Medico-Sanitară Publică Institutul de Cardiologie Spitalul Polivalent Novamed
  • GOROHOVA Marina Instituția Medico-Sanitară Publică Institutul de Cardiologie Spitalul Polivalent Novamed
  • CIOBANU Lucia Instituția Medico-Sanitară Publică Institutul de Cardiologie Spitalul Polivalent Novamed
  • POPOVICI Mihail Instituția Medico-Sanitară Publică Institutul de Cardiologie Spitalul Polivalent Novamed

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52692/1857-0011.2022.1-72.05

Keywords:

Covid-19, GLS, longCovid

Abstract

Objectives: to highlight the cardiovascular sequelae of Covid-19, especially subclinical dysfunction of the left ventricle. Materials and methods: the study included 74 Covid-19 convalescent patients with no history of cardiovascular disease, with a mean age of 42.01 years ± 1.4 years. Patients were assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography. Results: The results of our study determined that 41 (55.4%) Covid-19 convalescent patients have subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction, the mean GLS in the group being 15.8 ± 0.39, while in the control group no person has GLS <16% (p <0.001). Other manifestations were: diastolic dysfunction - 23 (31.1%), right ventricular dysfunction - 22 (30.1%), pericardial effusion - 19 (25.7%), symptoms - 67 (90%). Conclusions: Subclinical cardiac dysfunction is a common complication encountered in convalescent Covid-19 patients, and determination of GLS by speckle tracking echocardiography remains a practical and cost-effective tool to detect this injury; The persistence of symptoms, included in longCovid, does not correlate with the results of imaging investigations.

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2022-04-08

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