Impact of Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Circulation Coupling on Mortality in SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

ABSTRACT: Background The COVID-19-related pulmonary effects may negatively impact pulmonary hemodynamics and right ventricular function. We examined the prognostic relevance of right ventricular function and right ventricular-to-pulmonary circulation coupling assessed by bedside echocardiography in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia and a large spectrum of disease independently of indices of pneumonia severity and left ventricular function. Methods and Results Consecutive COVID-19 subjects who underwent full cardiac echocardiographic evaluation along with gas analyses and computed tomography scans were included in the study. Measurements were performed offline, and quantitative analyses were obtained by an operator blinded to the clinical data. We analyzed 133 patients (mean age 69±12 yea

SUBMITTER: Bursi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245834 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature