Echocardiography and Lung Ultrasound in Long COVIDand Post‐COVIDSyndrome, a Review Document of the Austrian Society of Pneumology and the Austrian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine

Autor: Altersberger, Martin, Goliasch, Georg, Khafaga, Mounir, Schneider, Matthias, Cho, Yerin, Winkler, Roland, Funk, Georg‐Christian, Binder, Thomas, Huber, Gustav, Zwick, Ralf‐Harun, Genger, Martin
Zdroj: Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine; February 2023, Vol. 42 Issue: 2 p269-277, 9p
Abstrakt: Lung ultrasound has the potential to enable standardized follow‐up without radiation exposure and with lower associated costs in comparison to CT scans. It is a valuable tool to follow up on patients after a COVID‐19 infection and evaluate if there is pulmonary fibrosis developing. Echocardiography, including strain imaging, is a proven tool to assess various causes of dyspnea and adds valuable information in the context of long COVID care. Including two‐dimensional (2D) strain imaging, a better comprehension of myocardial damage in post‐COVID syndrome can be made. Especially 2D strain imaging (left and the right ventricular strain) can provide information about prognosis.
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