Pure SARS-CoV-2 related AVDS (Acute Vascular Distress Syndrome).
Vincent JounieauxDamien BasilleOsama Abou-ArabMarie-Pierre GuillaumontClaire AndrejakYazine MahjoubDaniel Oscar RodensteinPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
This case report highlights the crucial importance of the vascular component of the viral disease. The intrapulmonary shunt induced by Covid-19 which remains unrecognized because generally hidden by the concomitant lung injury, can persist for a long time. Contrast-enhanced transthoracic echocardiography is the most appropriate test to propose in case of persistent dyspnoea in Covid-19 patients.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- contrast enhanced
- case report
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- diffusion weighted
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- magnetic resonance
- diffusion weighted imaging
- liver failure
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- respiratory failure
- pulmonary hypertension
- drug induced
- coronavirus disease
- intensive care unit
- coronary artery
- hepatitis b virus
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- acute respiratory distress syndrome