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Coronavirus-related illness in children can cause severe long-term heart damage
A newly identified disease that occurs in children and is linked to Covid-19 can cause severe long-term heart damage, a new study has warned.
Researchers from the University of Texas at San Antonio found that young patients with acute paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS) had heart damage to such an extent that some will need lifelong monitoring.
Dr Alvaro Moreira, who led the study, said: “This is a new childhood disease that is believed to be associated with SARS-CoV-2.
“It can be lethal because it affects multiple organ systems. Whether it be the heart and the lungs, the gastrointestinal system or the neurologic system, it has so many different faces that initially it was challenging for clinicians to understand.”
In the study, the researchers reviewed 662 cases reported worldwide from January 1 to July 25.
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