Echocardiographic findings in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
HM Mahmoud-Elsayed, WE Moody… - Canadian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …
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 …