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Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

ISSN: 2329-9517

Open Access

Mohsen Shahidi

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran

Publications
  • Case Series   
    Pediatric Heart Complications of Covid-19 during Recent Six Months in Kurdistan / Iran: A Case Series Study
    Author(s): Mohsen Shahidi* and Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh

    Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 can infect host cells through ACE2 with possible damage to the myocardium. Likewise, cytokine storm in later stages of COVID-19 infection may cause progressive inflammatory phenomenon. We reported 12 pediatric patients having different severity of cardiac complications with history of COVID-19 in themselves or their older family members. In all of these pediatric cases there was a family history of positive laboratory reports for SARS-CoV-2 infection in older family members. Methods: This is a case series study. We were being randomly consulted for possible cardiovascular involvement of pediatric COVID-19 patients in corona intensive care unit. During the past six months, we confronted twelve children from corona intensive care unit with various findings of myocarditis and/or Kawasaki-like disease o.. Read More»

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