From: Cardiovascular complications and outcomes among athletes with COVID-19 disease: a systematic review
Test | Finding | Interpretation |
---|---|---|
Peri-epicardial LGE | Increase contrast uptake | ● Active pericarditis causing fibrosis and/or edema Myocarditis causing regional damage |
Myocardial LGE | Non-ischemic patterns | ● Recovered or acute myocarditis |
T1 and T2 MRI scans | Increase T1* | ● Myocardial interstitial fibrosis |
Increase T2** | ● Myocardial Edema | |
Both increase | ● Active inflammation | |
T1 increased with normal T2 | ● Recovered with some myocardial fibrosis leftover | |
C-reactive protein (CRP) | Increase CRP | ● Myocarditis or pericarditis |
Natriuretic peptide (NP) | Elevation | ● Myocardial injury |