With the appearance of the new SARS-COV2 virus, additional challenges are being imposed on the medical community after the resolution of acute COVID-19 illness, resulting in specific pathophysiologic mechanisms that while acutely damage the lung parenchyma might chronically impact the cardiopulmonary system. This study aims to investigate changes after mild COVID-19 illness in echocardiographic indices at rest and stress.
Diagnostic Test: echocardiogram 2D
The patient is accelerating against a workload that gradually increases at a constant rate during the exercise, images will be obtained by echocardiography. The patient begins with 25 Watts with increments of 25 Watts every 3 minutes, continuing the exercise until significant electrocardiographic changes occur or the patient starts with symptoms.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Having suffered mild COVID-19 illness
- PCR test negative after COVID-19 illness
- Men or women
- Age ≥18 years and < 45.
- No history of other cardiovascular or lung disease.
- No cardiovascular risk factors, that is, arterial systemic hypertension, smoking,
diabetes, dyslipidemia
- No ongoing or previous cardio or vasoactive treatment
- Able to use the semi-supine exercise bicycle
- Able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Poor acoustic window.
- Tricuspid regurgitation more than mild
- Professional sports activity
- Pregnancy
- Obesity (body mass index [BMI], ≥30 kg/m2).
- Inability to provide consent
Hospital Beneficencia Española de Puebla
Puebla, Mexico
Investigator: Miguel Ayala León, Cardiolology
Contact: 5529625396
librocardicoritica.ma@gmail.com
Investigator:
miguel ayala-leon
5529625396
terapia_intensiva_miguel@hotmail.com