Abnormal coronary vascular response in patients with long COVID syndrome – a case‐control study using oxygenation‐sensitive cardiovascular magnetic resonance
This pilot study is the first to show a blunted hemodynamic and myocardial oxygenation response to vasoactive breathing maneuvers during oxygenation-sensitive CMR in long COVID patients. This simple, non-invasive test may be the first to objectify complaints of affected patients and indicates evidence for the crucial role of the endothelium in the pathophysiology of long COVID.
Authors
- Norbert Frey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-378X)
- Lukas D. Weberling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-6155)
- Elizabeth Hillier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2837-4680)
- Matthias G. Friedrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1204-5647)
- Florian André
- Henning Steen
- Marc Zahlten
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocmr.2025.101890
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislaufforschung
- Circle Cardiovascular Imaging