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Case Reports
. 2021 Nov 11;14(11):e246291.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-246291.

Progressive myocardial dysfunction following COVID-19

Miroslawa Maria Gorecka  1 , Sharmaine Thirunavukarasu  1 , Eylem Levelt  1   2 , John P Greenwood  3   2
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Case Reports

Progressive myocardial dysfunction following COVID-19

Miroslawa Maria Gorecka et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; cardiovascular magnetic resonance; heart failure.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Baseline CMR scan. (A) Short-axis late gadolinium enhancement image demonstrates patchy mid-wall hyperenhancement consistent with COVID-19 myocarditis (see arrow); (B) T1-mapping image shows myocardial injury in a non-ischaemic pattern (arrow); (C) Image of a T2 map demonstrates global elevation of T2 consistent with acute inflammation. CMR, cardiovascular MR.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Follow-up scan at 6 months. (A) LGE image shows persisting mid-wall hyperenhancement (arrows); (B) T1-mapping image demonstrates elevated myocardial T1 (arrow); (C) T2 map shows normalisation of T2. LGE, late gadolinium enhancement.
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References

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