๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
COVID-19 is associated with acute pulmonary and cardiac injury. To better understand the degree and severity of cardiopulmonary injury as well as short and long-term sequelae of COVID-19 infection, this study will perform longitudinal study in patients who had recent known diagnosis of COVID-19.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and discharged from the ICU or,
* have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and have been discharged from hospital or,
* have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 but was NOT hospitalized
* ages 18 and over, and
* competent and willing to sign informed consent and comply to all aspects of the protocol
CONTROL Inclusion Criteria
* No clinical history of COVID-19,
* No active clinical symptoms indicative of possible COVID-19,
* Ages 18 and over,
* competent and willing to sign informed consent and comply to all aspects of the protocol
Exclusion Criteria:
โข Participants cannot sign consent
Any individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation to the MRI or x-ray portion of the study:
* Participants who are pregnant or currently trying to get pregnant
* Participants unable to comply with any portion of the protocol (i.e. removing metals prior to entering the MRI scan room) or who have contraindications to MRI scanning (i.e., non-MRI-conditional pacemakers/defibrillators, pregnancy, ferromagnetic implants such as aneurysm clips, surgical clips, prostheses, artificial hearts, valves with steel parts, metal fragments, shrapnel, tattoos near the eye, or steel implants)
* Persistent symptoms related to COVID-19 (in which case the patient may be re-screened later) As is done for all patients undergoing clinical MRI in our department, each patient will be screened for contraindications to MRI with a routine questionnaire prior to scanning.
CONTROL Exclusion Criteria
Patients with any of the following are excluded from as controls:
* Pace maker
* Poorly controlled diabetes
* Poorly controlled Restrictive lung disease
* Heart failure
* Parkinson's Disease
* Hypertension
* Any diagnosis or history of autonomic neuropathy