Bedside Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in COVID-19 from the Wuhan Epicenter: The Role of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Limited Transthoracic Echocardiography, and Critical Care Echocardiography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Three cases of the application of focused cardiac ultrasound in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 are presented.

Methods

Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound, limited transthoracic echocardiography, and critical care echocardiography were applied in cases of heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and myocarditis with thrombus respectively.

Results

The impact on patient management and the global context of each presentation are discussed.

Conclusions

Focused cardiac point-of-care ultrasound played an important, front-line role in the bedside management of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China.

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7144595 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature