Abnormal Long COVID PET/MR Findings Linked to Future Cardiac, Pulmonary Diseases

Abnormal Long COVID PET/MR Findings Linked to Future Cardiac, Pulmonary Diseases

Publication date: Jul 23, 2025

(A) Axial view with uptake in basal lateral and basal septal regions, surrounding mitral annulus. A control group that included subjects with a history of severe COVID but without cardiopulmonary symptoms at recruitment was also characterized. (E) Sagittal view with increased uptake in basal segments surrounding mitral valve annulus. (C) Axial view with increased 18F-FDG uptake in regions surrounding mitral annulus. Representative examples show hybrid, fused PET/MRI in patients with findings suggestive of periannular uptake. Ninety percent of subjects presented abnormalities in DECT, including pulmonary infiltrates and abnormal perfusion. (B) T2 values are globally increased, especially in basal septum.

Concepts Keywords
Cardiology Abnormal
July Basal
Ninety Cardiopulmonary
Pandemic Covid
Suv Findings
Increased
Infection
Long
Mitral
Mr
Pet
Pulmonary
Subjects
Symptoms
Uptake

Semantics

Type Source Name
disease MESH pulmonary hypertension
disease MESH mitral regurgitation
disease MESH heart failure
disease MESH infection persistent
disease IDO history
disease MESH inflammation
disease MESH abnormalities
disease IDO infection
disease MESH infections
drug DRUGBANK Acetohydroxamic acid
disease MESH Long COVID
disease MESH Pulmonary Diseases
drug DRUGBANK Fludeoxyglucose F-18

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