Premorbid echocardiography and risk of hospitalization in COVID-19.

Harsh GoelKashyap ShahJanish KothariTimothy DalyPooja SaraiyaIsraa TahaMarjolein LeJamshid Shirani

Published in: The international journal of cardiovascular imaging (2022)

Baseline left atrial enlargement is an independent risk factor for risk of hospitalization among patients with COVID-19. When available, baseline LA enlargement may identify patients for (1) closer outpatient follow up, and (2) counseling vaccine-hesitancy.

Keyphrases

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left ventricular
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
coronavirus disease
atrial fibrillation
sars cov
newly diagnosed
mitral valve
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
pulmonary hypertension
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
catheter ablation
hiv infected
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