Early Serial Echocardiographic and Ultrasonographic Findings in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac function of critically ill patients with COVID-19 generally has been reported from clinically obtained data. Echocardiographic deformation imaging can identify ventricular dysfunction missed by traditional echocardiographic assessment.

Research question

What is the prevalence of ventricular dysfunction and what are its implications for the natural history of critical COVID-19?

Study design and methods

This is a multicenter prospective cohort of critically ill patients with COVID-19. We performed serial echocardiography and lower extremity vascular ultrasound on hospitalization days 1, 3, and 8. We defined left ventricular (LV) dysfunction as the absolute value of longitudinal strain of < 17% or left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) of < 50%. Prima

SUBMITTER: Lanspa MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10030437 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature