Cardiovascular Outcome of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MISC)

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To the Editor: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MISC) is a rare hyper-inflammatory condition in children that occurs 2–6 wk after a mild acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. A hospital based ambi-directional single cohort study was conducted in Government Medical College, Thrissur to estimate the frequency of adverse cardiovascular events within one year of diagnosis of MISC. A total of 75 children with diagnosis of MISC according to WHO criteria without any chronic diseases, admitted in Pediatric ICU and ward from July 2021 to June 2022 were studied. Baseline demographic data and clinical data were collected in a predesigned proforma. Study participants were kept under follow up & cardiovascular outcome within one year was studied based on clinical features, examination findings, investigations, and echocardiographic findings. …