Abnormal Echocardiographic Findings in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Silvio Henrique BarberatoEduardo G BrunetoGabriel S ReisPaula Rauen Franco de OliveiraAlexandre F PossamaiOdilson SilvestreMiguel M Fernandes SilvaPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2022)
Among hospitalized patients with Covid-19, LV dysfunction has been reported in one quarter, with smaller proportions of right ventricular dysfunction, pericardial effusion and pulmonary hypertension. However, there was a higher proportion of LV dysfunction among studies reporting the presence of prior heart disease, which suggests that cardiac dysfunction was mostly pre-existing.