Circulating Serum Cystatin C as an Independent Risk Biomarker for Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): A Prospective Observational Study

Circulating Serum Cystatin C as an Independent Risk Biomarker for Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with COVID-19-Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): A Prospective Observational Study

Introduction: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a new clinical entity that has emerged in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the less severe course of the disease, varying degrees of cardiovascular events may occur in MIS-C; however, data on vascular changes occurri...

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Main Authors: Marcela Kreslová, Petr Jehlička, Aneta Sýkorová, Daniel Rajdl, Eva Klásková, Pavel Prokop, Sabina Kaprálová, Jan Pavlíček, Romana Kaslová, Alžběta Palátová, Veronika Mohylová, Josef Sýkora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
endothelial dysfunction
multisystem inflammatory syndrome
reactive hyperemia index
cystatin C
atherosclerosis
coronavirus disease 2019
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/10/11/2956

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