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Recently, cardiac involvement has been described as a part of late effects of COVID-19 infection (also known as the 'long COVID'). The scientific data on persistent heart inflammation and post-infection damage, even in cases with only mild acute illness, are steadily increasing, and may signal an unprecedented burden of heart failure. Dr Puntmann is the lead author of the landmark publication on 'COVID-19 involvement in the heart', published in JAMA Cardiology.
Cardiac magnetic resonance is the diagnostic test of choice for inflammatory cardiomyopathies, as it is very sensitive to detect inflammation directly within the tissue of the heart. In the video below, Dr Puntmann explains the typical findings in the heart in a young patient with Long COVID symptoms. |
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Dr Puntmann contributed numerous lectures on cardiac involvement in COVID-19 infection. In the recorded invited lecture Dr Puntmann explains the nature of involvement, the findings of various studies and how to apply the current knowledge to help the patients with postCOVID symptoms.
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