Table 2 Published cardiac MRI findings in post-acute COVID-19

From: Cardiac involvement in the long-term implications of COVID-19

Study

Number of patients

Mean age (years)

Mean time from COVID-19 diagnosis to MRI (days)

Severity of COVID-19

Cardiac MRI findings

Total abnormal (%)

Myocarditis-like LGE pattern (%)

Increased T1 values (%)

Increased T2 values (%)

Knight et al.52

29

65

37

Moderate (66%), severe (34%)

69

45

NR

NR

Puntmann et al.53

100

49

71

Asymptomatic (18%), mild–moderate (49%), severe (33%)

78

32

73

60

Huang et al.30

26

38

47

Moderate (85%), severe (15%)

58

31

NR

54

Rajpal et al.54

26

20

24

Asymptomatic (54%), mild (46%)

46

15

NR

15

Vago et al.55

12

23

17

Asymptomatic (17%), mild (83%)

NR

0

NR

NR

Kotecha et al.56

148

64

68

Moderate (68%), severe (32%)

54

32

13

3

Raman et al.57

58

55

70

Moderate (64%), severe (36%)

NR

11.5

≥26

≥3

Małek et al.58

26

24

32

Asymptomatic (23%), mild (54%), moderate (19%)

19

0

0

4

Starekova et al.59

145

20

15

Asymptomatic (17%), mild (49%), moderate (28%), unknown (6%)

≥29

1.4

NR

NR

Clark et al.60

59

20

22

Asymptomatic (22%), mild (78%)

≥39

3

NR

NR

Martinez et al.61

27

25

19

Asymptomatic (42%), mild (58%)

≥19

11

NR

NR

Moulson et al.62

317

20

33

Asymptomatic (33%), mild (29%), moderate (38%)

≥7

5

NR

NR

Pan et al.63

21

36

46

Mild (19%), moderate (67%), severe (14%)

71

NR

24

48

Joy et al.64

74

37

189

Asymptomatic (15%), mild (84%), moderate (1%)

NR

4

5

9

Hendrickson et al.65

5

20

16

Asymptomatic (18%), mild (55%), moderate (27%)

0

0

0

0

Daniels et al.66

1,597

NR

28

NR

≥2.3

2.3

≥0.3

≥1.9

  1. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; LGE, late gadolinium enhancement; NR, not reported.