Ventricular Strain and Correlation with Cardiovascular Symptoms and Pulmonary Function Testing in Pediatric Patients with a History of COVID-19: Results from the Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Long Term Outcomes Study (PECOS)

Authors

• Michael He, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC. Electronic address: [email protected].
• Thomas R. Burklow, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
• Craig A. Sable, Congenital Heart Center, Ochsner Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA.
• Stephanie R. Lacey, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC; The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
• James E. Bost, Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Center for Translational Research, Children's National Research Institute, Washington, DC; Division of Biostatistics and Study Methodology, Children's National Research Institute, Washington, DC.
• Andrew J. Lipton, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
• Anastassios C. Koumbourlis, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Division of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
• Maggie E. Curry, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
• Farokh Choodar, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
• Malgorzata Lasota, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
• Suhyoun Park, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
• Mistir Dubale, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
• Michael DiMaggio, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
• Kevin B. Rubenstein, Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL).
• Karyl Barron, Division of Intramural Research, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
• Gina A. Montealegre Sanchez, Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
• Roberta L. DeBiasi, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC; Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
• Ashraf S. Harahsheh, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC; The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

3-16-2026

Journal

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography

DOI

10.1016/j.echo.2026.03.006

Keywords

COVID-19; pediatrics; speckle tracking; ventricular strain

APA Citation

He, Michael; Burklow, Thomas R.; Sable, Craig A.; Lacey, Stephanie R.; Bost, James E.; Lipton, Andrew J.; Koumbourlis, Anastassios C.; Curry, Maggie E.; Choodar, Farokh; Lasota, Malgorzata; Park, Suhyoun; Dubale, Mistir; DiMaggio, Michael; Rubenstein, Kevin B.; Barron, Karyl; Montealegre Sanchez, Gina A.; DeBiasi, Roberta L.; and Harahsheh, Ashraf S., "Ventricular Strain and Correlation with Cardiovascular Symptoms and Pulmonary Function Testing in Pediatric Patients with a History of COVID-19: Results from the Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Long Term Outcomes Study (PECOS)" (2026). GW Authored Works. Paper 8872.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/8872

Department

Pediatrics