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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 Silva
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • oxidative stress
  • left ventricular
  • pulmonary artery
  • pulmonary arterial hypertension
  • heart failure
  • coronary artery
  • atrial fibrillation
  • case control