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  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Critical Care Medicine

Background:

  • Multisystem inflammatory disease in children (MIS-C) is a serious condition that can affect multiple organs, including the heart.
  • Understanding the long-term cardiovascular consequences of MIS-C is crucial for effective patient management and recovery.
  • Residual cardiovascular pathology may persist months after acute illness, necessitating comprehensive assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of persistent cardiovascular abnormalities approximately six months after MIS-C.
  • To evaluate the utility of cardiac MRI (CMR), ambulatory rhythm monitoring, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in detecting these abnormalities.
  • To compare findings between patients with and without evidence of myocardial injury during the acute phase of MIS-C.

Main Methods:

  • Patients diagnosed with MIS-C were prospectively enrolled for follow-up assessments.
  • Cardiac MRI (CMR), ambulatory rhythm monitoring, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) were performed around six months post-illness.
  • Myocardial injury during acute illness was defined by elevated Troponin-I or reduced left ventricular function on echocardiogram.

Main Results:

  • Of 153 patients with MIS-C, 69 underwent at least one cardiac follow-up study.
  • Among patients with documented myocardial injury during acute illness, significant abnormalities were found on CMR (46%), rhythm monitoring (12%), and CPET (82%).
  • Notably, patients without apparent acute myocardial injury also showed high rates of abnormalities on CMR (52%) and CPET (73%), with no statistically significant differences between groups.

Conclusions:

  • A substantial proportion of children treated for MIS-C exhibit cardiovascular abnormalities on follow-up testing.
  • The presence of abnormal findings was consistent regardless of whether myocardial injury was apparent during the acute illness.
  • These findings underscore the importance of routine cardiology follow-up for all MIS-C patients to monitor for and manage potential long-term cardiac sequelae.