The association between coronary artery calcification and vectorcardiography in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients: the Maastricht Intensive Care COVID cohort.

Eda Aydeniz Frank van Rosmalen Jip W T M de Kok Bibi Martens Alma M A Mingels Mustafa Emin Çanakçı Casper Mihl Kevin Vernooy Frits W Prinzen Joachim E Wildberger Iwan C C van der Horst Bas C T van Bussel Rob G H Driessen

Published in: Intensive care medicine experimental (2024)

Patients with a high degree of CAC had the largest QRS area and higher QRS amplitude, which decreased more over time when compared to patients with a low degree of CAC. These results suggest that CAC might contribute to loss of myocardial tissue during critical illness. These insights could improve risk stratification and prognostication of patients with critical illness.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
sars cov
cardiac resynchronization therapy
coronavirus disease
left ventricular
pulmonary artery
intensive care unit
chronic kidney disease
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
resting state
pulmonary arterial hypertension