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Echocardiographic Manifestations in COVID-19: A Review #MMPMID33715970
Carrizales-Sepulveda EF; Vera-Pineda R; Flores-Ramirez R; Hernandez-Guajardo DA; Perez-Contreras E; Lozano-Ibarra MM; Ordaz-Farias A
Heart Lung Circ 2021[Aug]; 30 (8): 1117-1129 PMID33715970show ga
COVID-19 has rapidly spread around the world and threatened global health. Although this disease mainly affects the respiratory system, there is increasing evidence that SARS-CoV-2 also has effects on the cardiovascular system. Echocardiography is a valuable tool in the assessment of cardiovascular disease. It is cost-effective, widely available and provides information that can influence management. Given the risk of personnel infection and equipment contamination during echocardiography, leading world societies have recommended performing echocardiography only when a clinical benefit is likely, favouring focussed evaluations and using smaller portable equipment. In the past months, multiple reports have described a wide pattern of echocardiographic abnormalities in patients with COVID-19. This review summarises these findings and discusses the possible mechanisms involved.