Pericardial Involvement in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Prevalence, Associates, and Clinical Implications.

ABSTRACT: Background The scope of pericardial involvement in COVID-19 infection is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, associates, and clinical impact of pericardial involvement in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Methods and Results Consecutive patients with COVID-19 underwent clinical and echocardiographic examination, irrespective of clinical indication, within 48 hours as part of a prospective predefined protocol. Protocol included clinical symptoms and signs suggestive of pericarditis, calculation of modified early warning score, ECG and echocardiographic assessment for pericardial effusion, left and right ventricular systolic and diastolic function, and hemodynamics. We identified predictors of mortality and assessed the adjunctive value of pericardial effusion on top of clinical

SUBMITTER: Ghantous E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9075494 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature