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Editor, Senior Moderator
Am J Perinatol
. 2022 Oct 28.
doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1757238. Online ahead of print.
Cardiac Effects of COVID-19 Infection, MIS-C, and the Vaccine in Infants and Children: What Is Known and Future Implications
Bryanna N Schwartz[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Ashraf S Harahsheh[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Anita Krishnan[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Gerard R Martin[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The cardiac effects of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on the pediatric heart has become an area of particular interest as elevated cardiac enzymes and abnormalities on echocardiogram and electrocardiogram were seen in a portion of children affected by the virus. In this article, we review the cardiac manifestations of acute COVID-19 infection, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, and postvaccine myocarditis. The limited research on the effects of COVID-19 on neonates and infants is also reported. KEY POINTS: · Cardiac involvement from MIS-C is much higher than the risk of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis.. · Neonates and infants have overall been less affected by COVID-19 than adults and older children.. · At this point in time, there is limited research on the cardiac effects of COVID-19 in neonates..
. 2022 Oct 28.
doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1757238. Online ahead of print.
Cardiac Effects of COVID-19 Infection, MIS-C, and the Vaccine in Infants and Children: What Is Known and Future Implications
Bryanna N Schwartz[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Ashraf S Harahsheh[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Anita Krishnan[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Gerard R Martin[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36307093
- DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757238
Abstract
The cardiac effects of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection on the pediatric heart has become an area of particular interest as elevated cardiac enzymes and abnormalities on echocardiogram and electrocardiogram were seen in a portion of children affected by the virus. In this article, we review the cardiac manifestations of acute COVID-19 infection, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, and postvaccine myocarditis. The limited research on the effects of COVID-19 on neonates and infants is also reported. KEY POINTS: · Cardiac involvement from MIS-C is much higher than the risk of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis.. · Neonates and infants have overall been less affected by COVID-19 than adults and older children.. · At this point in time, there is limited research on the cardiac effects of COVID-19 in neonates..