Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2023; 120(1): e20220860
Persistent Chest Pain after COVID-19 Infection. Can Strain Echo Parameters Play a Role in Diagnosis and Prognostication?
This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Strain Echocardiographic Evaluation of Myocardial Involvement in Patients with Continuing Chest Pain after COVID-19 Infection".
Almost three years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of serious cases is decreasing with the large-scale implementation of the vaccine, but many long-term side effects are still affecting many patients who have previously contracted the virus.
In a 2021 meta-analysis, the five most common long-term effects of COVID-19 infection were fatigue (58%), headache (44%), attention disorder (27%), hair loss (25%), and dyspnea (24%). Chest pain was present in 16% of the patients, and a similar prevalence was found in other studies.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Echocardiography, Stress; Myocarditis
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