Table 5.

Indications for echocardiography in patients with suspected or confirmed MIS-C

• Hemodynamic instability

• Clinical characteristics of KD

• Arrhythmias

• ECG changes suggestive of pericarditis, myocarditis, or ischemia

• Elevated BNP or NT-proBNP levels

• Elevated troponin

• Gallops

• Rubs

• New murmurs

• Cardiomegaly

• Abnormal findings on POCUS examination

• Previous abnormal echocardiographic findings: serial follow-up needed

BNP, Brain natriuretic peptide; ECG, electrocardiographic; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro–brain natriuretic peptide; POCUS, point-of-care ultrasound.