Observational studyEchocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)2020
The utility of bedside echocardiography in critically ill COVID-19 patients: Early observational findings from three Northern New Jersey hospitals.
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- Abnormal Echocardiographic Findings in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2022Pooled it
- Echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle in COVID-19: a systematic review.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of right ventricular dysfunction and impact on all-cause death in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Acute and Post-Acute COVID-19 Cardiovascular Complications: A Comprehensive Review.Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2024Review
- COVID-19 and coronary artery disease; A systematic review and meta-analysis.New microbes and new infections · 2023Review
- Impact of Preinfection Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Outcomes in COVID-19 Infection.Current problems in cardiology · 2021Review
- Cardiac involvement in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and its incremental value in outcomes prediction.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- The Right Ventricle in COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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- Acute myocardial infraction and pulmonary embolism in a same patient with COVID -19: a rare association.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2021Article
- Utility of Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging Assessment in Coronavirus Disease 2019.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Review
- Right Ventricular Damage in COVID-19: Association Between Myocardial Injury and COVID-19.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Review
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- The utility of bedside echocardiography in critically ill COVID-19 patients: Early observational findings from three Northern New Jersey hospitals.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2020Observational
- Comprehensive Review of Cardiovascular Complications of Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Beneficial Treatments.Cardiology in reviewReview
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Abstract
introductionCardiovascular 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.
methodsWe included patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 using polymerase chain reaction and those who underwent echocardiographic examination during their hospitalization.
resultsAltogether, 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 disease (n = 3, 7%). Eight patients (18%) showed evidence of myocardial injury, as suggested by elevated troponin levels. Brain natriuretic peptide was elevated in 14 patients (36%), and 14 patients had left ventricular dysfunction in the form of reduced ejection fraction (31%). Right ventricular (RV) dilatation was observed in six patients, and five patients had reduced RV ejection fraction. RV pressure and volume overload were observed in three patients. RV thrombus was observed in one patient. Pulmonary pressure was elevated in 10 patients (24%).
conclusionTwo-dimensional echocardiography can be an important bedside tool for the assessment of cardiovascular abnormalities and hemodynamic status of COVID-19 patients.
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