Echocardiographic Findings in Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia.
Can J Cardiol
; 36(8): 1203-1207, 2020 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-659919
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to characterize the echocardiographic phenotype of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and its relation to biomarkers. Seventy-four patients (59 ± 13 years old, 78% male) admitted with COVID-19 were included after referral for transthoracic echocardiography as part of routine care. A level 1 British Society of Echocardiography transthoracic echocardiography was used to assess chamber size and function, valvular disease, and likelihood of pulmonary hypertension. The chief abnormalities were right ventricle (RV) dilatation (41%) and RV dysfunction (27%). RV impairment was associated with increased D-dimer and C-reactive protein levels. In contrast, left ventricular function was hyperdynamic or normal in most (89%) patients.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Echocardiography
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Coronavirus Infections
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Right
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Pandemics
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Heart Ventricles
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Can J Cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.cjca.2020.05.030
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