Predictive Value of Echocardiographic Pulmonary to Left Atrial Ratio for In-Hospital Death in Patients with COVID-19.
Giulia RendaMarco G MennuniGiovanni PizzoferratoDaniele EspostoAngela AlberaniSimona De VecchiAnna DegiovanniAilia GiubertoniEnrico Guido SpinoniLeonardo GrisafiEmanuele SagazioUcciferri ClaudioFalasca KatiaJacopo VecchietSabina GallinaGiuseppe PattiPublished in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
A high ePLAR value at baseline predicts in-hospital death in patients with COVID-19, especially in those with elevated pulmonary arterial pressure. These results support an early ePLAR assessment in patients admitted for COVID-19 to identify those at higher risk and potentially guide strategies of diagnosis and care.