Why the study?
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children can lead to cardiogenic shock, making early detection of cardiac dysfunction imperative to direct therapy and identify patients at risk of deterioration.
Does strain echocardiography improve the detection of cardiac dysfunction and prediction of ICU therapeutic needs compared to conventional echocardiography in critically ill children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome?
Does strain echocardiography improve the detection of cardiac dysfunction and prediction of ICU therapeutic needs compared to conventional echocardiography in critically ill children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome?
Strain echocardiography detects myocardial dysfunction unrecognized by conventional LVEF in children with MIS-C and correlates better with the need for intensive care therapies.
May better identify MIS-C patients needing intensive therapies missed by LVEF; leaves open routine strain use pending prospective trials.
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