Persistent long-term subclinical myocardial changes in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children revealed by cardiac magnetic resonance and galectin-3
Sathish K OV, Rakesh K Pilania, Radhika Semwal, Gopika Sri, Taranpreet Kaur, Pavithra Subramanian, Ankur Jindal, Sanjeev Naganur, Surjit Singh, Manphool Singhal · 2026
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Sathish K OV and co-authors present a 2026 study of the hearts of children who recovered from multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a post-viral illness linked to COVID-19. The syndrome often weakens the heart muscle at its peak, and children seem to recover fast. Whether quiet changes linger in the heart muscle long after was unclear.
The team used cardiac magnetic resonance scans, which can spot swelling and scarring that ordinary checks miss. They also measured galectin-3, a blood marker tied to inflammation and scar formation. Finding lasting silent changes would argue for long-term heart follow-up in these children, even when they feel fully well.
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| CREATOR | Sathish K OV, Rakesh K Pilania, Radhika Semwal, Gopika Sri, Taranpreet Kaur, Pavithra Subramanian, Ankur Jindal, Sanjeev Naganur, Surjit Singh, Manphool Singhal |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |