Observational studyThe international journal of cardiovascular imaging2021
The effect of moderate and severe COVID-19 pneumonia on short-term right ventricular functions: a prospective observational single pandemic center analysis.
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- A deeper look at long-term effects of COVID-19 on myocardial function in survivors with no prior heart diseases: a GRADE approach systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle in COVID-19: a systematic review.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2021Pooled it
- Echocardiography, lung ultrasound, and cardiac magnetic resonance findings in COVID-19: A systematic review.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2021Pooled it
- Cardiovascular damage and comorbidities related to long COVID: pathomechanisms, prevention, and therapy.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- COVID-19 is associated with cardiac structural and functional remodelling in healthy middle-aged and older individuals.Clinical physiology and functional imaging · 2025Observational
- Rhythm Disturbances in Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome in Young Men without Pre-Existing Known Cardiovascular Disease-A Case Series.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Cardiac Manifestations of Post-Acute COVID-19 Infection.Current cardiology reports · 2022Review
- ARDS in the time of corona: context and perspective.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2022Article
- Cardiac impairments in postacute COVID-19 with sustained symptoms: A review of the literature and proof of concept.Physiological reports · 2022Review
- Role of Cardiac Imaging Modalities in the Evaluation of COVID-19-Related Cardiomyopathy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Cardiovascular Involvement in COVID-19: What Sequelae Should We Expect?Cardiology and therapy · 2021Review
- Long term effects of mild severity COVID‑19 on right ventricular functions.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2021Article
- Combined Use of Electrocardiography and Ultrasound to Detect Cardiac and Pulmonary Involvement after Recovery from COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Series.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2021Article
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Abstract
It has been reported that myocardial damage and heart failure are more common in COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. The aim of our study was to measure the right ventricular functions of COVID-19 patients 30 days after their discharge, and compare them to the right ventricular functions of healthy volunteers. Fifty one patients with COVID-19 and 32 healthy volunteers who underwent echocardiographic examinations were enrolled in our study. 29 patients were treated for severe and 22 patients were treated for moderate COVID-19 pneumonia. The study was conducted prospectively, in a single center, between 15 May 2020 and 15 July 2020. We analyzed the right ventricular functions of the patients using conventional techniques and two-dimensional speckle-tracking. Right ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic area were statistically higher than control group. The right ventricular fractional area change (RVFAC) was significantly lesser in the patient group compared to the control group. Tricuspid annular plane systolic motion (TAPSE) was within normal limits in both groups, it was lower in the patient group compared to the control group. Pulmonary artery pressure was found to be significantly higher in the patient group. Right ventricular global longitudinal strain (RV-GLS) was lesser than the control group (- 15.7 [(- 12.6)-(- 18.7)] vs. - 18.1 [(- 14.8)-(- 21)]; p 0.011). Right ventricular free wall strain (RV-FWS) was lesser in the patient group compared to the control group (- 16 [(- 12.7)-(- 19)] vs - 21.6 [(- 17)-(- 25.3)]; p < 0.001). We found subclinical right ventricular dysfunction in the echocardiographies of COVID-19 patients although there were no risk factors.
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