Left and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with COVID-19-associated myocardial injury.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

SARS-COV-2 infection can develop into a multi-organ disease. Although pathophysiological mechanisms of COVID-19-associated myocardial injury have been studied throughout the pandemic course in 2019, its morphological characterisation is still unclear. With this study, we aimed to characterise echocardiographic patterns of ventricular function in patients with COVID-19-associated myocardial injury.

Methods

We prospectively assessed 32 patients hospitalised with COVID-19 and presence or absence of elevated high sensitive troponin T (hsTNT+ vs. hsTNT-) by comprehensive three-dimensional (3D) and strain echocardiography.

Results

A minority (34.3%) of patients had normal ventricular function, whereas 65.7% had left and/or right ventricular dysfunction defined by im

SUBMITTER: Bieber S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7846912 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature