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Investigating the impact of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on cardiovascular injury using multiple imaging methods

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cardiovascular injury (primary inflammatory, ischaemic, or secondary to systemic pathophysiology) in the context of COVID-19 infection
Circulatory System
Cardiovascular disease, COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 infection)
Registration Number
ISRCTN12154994
Lead Sponsor
The Aga Khan University Hospital
Brief Summary

2020 Preprint results in https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-77405/v2 non-peer-reviewed protocol in preprint (added 17/03/2021) 2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33964872/ (added 11/05/2021) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36102258/ (added 15/09/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1. COVID19 positive test within the previous 2 weeks (can be extended to 4 weeks at the investigator's discretion)
2. Aged =18 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior diagnosis of myocardial infarction
2. Requiring invasive or non-invasive ventilation
3. Previous coronary revascularisation or cardiac surgery
4. Unable to undergo CT or CMR scanning, due to severe renal failure (estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 ml/min) or major allergy to iodinated contrast media /gadolinium
5. Pregnancy or breast feeding
6. Unable to give informed consent
7. Contraindication to imaging example metal fragments in the eye

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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