Prognostic implications of biventricular strain measurement in COVID-19 patients by speckle-tracking echocardiography.
Mohammad KhaniSasan TavanaMohammadreza TabaryZahra Naseri KiviIsa KhaheshiPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2021)
RVGLS and LVGLS can be acceptable prognostic factors to predict mortality, ICU admission, and intubation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. However, RVGLS seems more reliable, as it is not confounded by hypertension.