Pulmonary hypertension: the hallmark of acute COVID-19 microvascular angiopathy?
Sri Harsha DintakurtiSanjana KamathCiara MahonSuveer SinghBhavin RawalSimon P G PadleyAnand DevarajLaura C PriceSujal R DesaiThomas SempleCarole A RidgePublished in: ERJ open research (2023)
In situ pulmonary arterial thrombosis in COVID-19 is not visible on CTPA. However, the presence of CT-measured right heart and pulmonary artery dilatation in COVID-19 is likely attributable to this process and may be a possible surrogate for its detection. https://bit.ly/3g7z5TV.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- coronary artery
- computed tomography
- liver failure
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- pulmonary embolism
- atrial fibrillation
- respiratory failure
- magnetic resonance
- intensive care unit
- positron emission tomography
- pet ct
- quantum dots