| Autor: |
Roxy Senior, Ashish Patel, Emma Howard, Reinette Hampson, Gabriel Bioh, Christina Botrous |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Open Heart, Vol 8, Iss 2 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2053-3624 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/openhrt-2021-001833 |
| Popis: |
Objective To determine the prevalence of cardiac abnormalities and their relationship to markers of myocardial injury and mortality in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19.Methods A retrospective and prospective observational study of inpatients referred for transthoracic echocardiography for suspected cardiac pathology due to COVID-19 within a London NHS Trust. Echocardiograms were performed to assess left ventricular (LV), right ventricular (RV) and pulmonary variables along with collection of patient demographics, comorbid conditions, blood biomarkers and outcomes.Result In the predominant non-white (72%) population, RV dysfunction was the primary cardiac abnormality noted in 50% of patients, with RV fractional area change |
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