Different modalities to assess right ventricular function in post-COVID taking ST-elevation as a gold standard and arrhythmias in post-COVID
Texila International Journal of Public Health
; 9(4), 2021.
Article
in English
| GIM | ID: covidwho-1841775
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 caused by novel single-stranded RNA enveloped severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) first appeared in Wuhan, China. A lot of focus has been given to pulmonary complications. According to several case reports, cardiovascular associated clinical manifestations include myocarditis, arrhythmias, veno-thromboembolic events, acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and pericarditis. Different modalities in diagnosis like 2D, doppler can help in the early diagnosis of right ventricular function. This study evaluates the cardiac changes in recovered COVID-19 positive patients by 2D echocardiogram and other modalities. In this prospective observational study, 139 participants recently recovered from COVID-19 illness were identified and recruited after obtaining the Informed concerned form (ICF). The patients once enrolled were subjected to 2D echo and ECG as part of routine clinical practice. Out of 139 patients, 89 (64.03%) were males, and the rest were females. Based on the severity scale, 13 (9.35%) participants had suffered a severe form of COVID-19 infection. Right ventricular functional assessment, right ventricular global strain (RVGLS) was abnormal in 72 (51.80%) participants. Arrhythmias were reported in 31 (22.30%) participants;among them, 30 participants had sinus bradycardia. Our study demonstrates the association between COVID-19 and cardiac changes/ incidence of cardiovascular complications in recovered COVID-19 patients. This study provides first-hand evidence of the incidence of abnormal LVGLS and RVGLS in COVID-19 recovered patients. In addition, there was a higher incidence of arrythmias.
coronavirus disease 2019; human diseases; viral diseases; pandemics; clinical aspects; bradycardia; cardiac output; cardiovascular system; case reports; complications; diagnosis; disease prevalence; electrocardiograms; heart; heart diseases; heart rate; lungs; myocarditis; observational studies; pericarditis; symptoms; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; man; China; Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirinae; Coronaviridae; Nidovirales; positive-sense ssRNA Viruses; ssRNA Viruses; RNA Viruses; viruses; Homo; Hominidae; primates; mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; eukaryotes; APEC countries; East Asia; Asia; high Human Development Index countries; upper-middle income countries; SARS-CoV-2; viral infections; clinical picture; heart output; circulatory system; People's Republic of China; Ecg; coronary diseases
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Long Covid
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English
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Texila International Journal of Public Health
Year:
2021
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Article
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