The utility of bedside echocardiography in critically ill COVID-19 patients: Early observational findings from three Northern New Jersey hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cardiovascular complications related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have led to the need for echocardiographic services during the pandemic. The present study aimed to identify the echocardiographic findings in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and their utility in disease management.

Methods

We included patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 using polymerase chain reaction and those who underwent echocardiographic examination during their hospitalization.

Results

Altogether, 45 patients were evaluated. The mean age was 61.4 ± 12.2 years. Hypertension (n = 29, 64%) and diabetes mellitus (n = 25, 55%) were the most common comorbidities followed by congestive heart failure (n = 11, 24%), coronary artery disease (n = 9, 20%), and valvular heart disea

SUBMITTER: Vasudev R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7436602 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature