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Echocardiographic assessment of cardiac function after mild coronavirus disease 2019: A preliminary report

Beata Uziębło-Życzkowska1, Paweł Krzesiński1, Barbara Domino1

  • 1Department of Cardiology and Internal Diseases, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound : JCU
|October 30, 2021
PubMed

Insights

Mild COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect heart function in recovered patients. Advanced echocardiography showed normal cardiac performance in individuals who experienced mild coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Echocardiography

Background:

  • Most coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases present mildly.
  • The potential impact of mild COVID-19 on cardiac function requires investigation.
  • Advanced echocardiography offers detailed assessment of heart performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the short-term effects of mild COVID-19 on heart function.
  • To compare cardiac performance in recovered COVID-19 patients versus healthy controls.
  • Utilize speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) for comprehensive cardiac assessment.

Main Methods:

  • Observational study including 31 recovered mild COVID-19 patients and 28 healthy controls.
  • Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) employed to assess left ventricular (LV), right ventricular (RV), and atrial function.
  • Standard echocardiographic parameters and STE-derived strain measures were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • No significant differences in LV and RV systolic function were found between COVID-19 survivors and controls.
  • Key echocardiographic parameters including LV ejection fraction and global longitudinal strain were comparable.
  • Atrial function, assessed via advanced STE, remained unaffected in patients with prior mild COVID-19.

Conclusions:

  • Mild COVID-19 infection does not appear to cause short-term cardiac dysfunction.
  • Standard and advanced echocardiographic assessments indicate normal heart function post-mild COVID-19.
  • Further long-term studies may be warranted to confirm sustained cardiac health.
Abstract

Keywords:
COVID-19SARS-CoV-2coronavirus disease 2019speckle tracking echocardiographystrain parameters

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