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Demographic, multi-morbidity and genetic impact on myocardial involvement and its recovery from COVID-19: protocol design of COVID-HEART—a UK, multicentre, observational study

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© 2021, The Author(s).Background: Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory illness, myocardial injury is increasingly reported and associated with adverse outcomes. However, the pathophysiology, extent of myocardial injury and clinical significance remains unclear. Methods: COVID-HEART is a UK, multicentre, prospective, observational, longitudinal cohort study of patients with confirmed COVID-19 and elevated troponin (sex-specific > 99th centile). Baseline assessment will be whilst recovering in-hospital or recently discharged, and include cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, quality of life (QoL) assessments, electrocardiogram (ECG), serum biomarkers and genetics. Assessment at 6-months includes repeat CMR, QoL assessments and 6-min walk test (6MWT). The CMR protocol includes cine imaging, T1/T2 mapping, aortic distensibility, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE), and adenosine stress myocardial perfusion imaging in selected patients. The main objectives of the study are to: (1) characterise the extent and nature of myocardial involvement in COVID-19 patients with an elevated troponin, (2) assess how cardiac involvement and clinical outcome associate with recognised risk factors for mortality (age, sex, ethnicity and comorbidities) and genetic factors, (3) evaluate if differences in myocardial recovery at 6 months are dependent on demographics, genetics and comorbidities, (4) understand the impact of recovery status at 6 months on patient-reported QoL and functional capacity. Discussion: COVID-HEART will provide detailed characterisation of cardiac involvement, and its repair and recovery in relation to comorbidity, genetics, patient-reported QoL measures and functional capacity. Clinical Trial registration: ISRCTN 58667920. Registered 04 August 2020.

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Author(s): Gorecka M, McCann GP, Berry C, Ferreira VM, Moon JC, Miller CA, Chiribiri A, Prasad S, Dweck MR, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Dawson D, Fontana M, Macfarlane PW, McConnachie A, Neubauer S, Greenwood JP, Swoboda P, Steeds R, Fairbairn T, Flett A, Green T, Cole G, McDiarmid A, Bunce N, Kanagala P, Bellenger N, Ninan T, Alfakih K, Moon J

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

Year: 2021

Volume: 23

Issue: 1

Online publication date: 10/06/2021

Acceptance date: 02/04/2021

Date deposited: 23/06/2021

ISSN (print): 1097-6647

ISSN (electronic): 1532-429X

Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12968-021-00752-1

DOI: 10.1186/s12968-021-00752-1

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