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While the importance of cardiac involvement after PIMS is well established, its role after severe acute COVID-19 remains unclear. We aim to compare cardiac sequelae of children after severe acute COVID-19 using cardiac MRI and compare them with patients after PIMS.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>For this prospective cohort study, we recruited patients with acute COVID or PIMS in a single center. Clinical follow-up, lab work, ECG, and echocardiography were done within 2 days after disease onset and 3\u20136 months after discharge. At the last visit 3\u20136 months later, cardiac MRI (CMR) with late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) was performed to evaluate cardiac sequelae and compare both groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were obtained from <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 14 patients with PIMS and <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 7 patients with severe acute COVID-19. At the start of the respective disease, left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction was reduced in seven patients with PIMS but none in the acute COVID-19 group. Transient mitral valve insufficiency was present in 38% of patients, of whom PIMS accounted for 7\/8 cases. Eight patients (38%) with PIMS presented coronary artery abnormalities, with normalization in 7\/8 patients. A significant decrease in LV mass index 3\u20136 months after disease onset was observed in both groups. MRI follow-up revealed non-ischemic myocardial pattern of LGE in 12\/21 patients- in all (6\/6) after severe acute COVID-19 and in less than half (6\/14) after PIMS. Normal body weight-adjusted stroke volumes and end-diastolic volumes were found in 20\/21 patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>We show that children suffering from severe acute COVID-19 have a similar, or worse, cardiac risk profile as patients with PIMS. 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