[Recommendation for the recognition, management and follow up of cardiovascular compromise in patients with Pediatric Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome associated with COVID-19 (PIMS-CT). Position statement of Chilean Scientific Societies].

Since the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the pediatric population has been less affected by the disease both in frequency and severity. However, since April cases of variable presentation and severity characterized by inflammatory phenomena that affect multiple organs have been reported, a condition called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). The literature has reported frequent cardiac involvement, up to 80%.