Prognostic utility of pulmonary artery and ascending aorta diameters derived from computed tomography in COVID-19 patients.
Mehmet ErdoğanSelçuk ÖztürkMehmet Akif ErdolAhmet KasapkaraMuhammed Said BeşlerBircan Kayaaslanİmran HasanoğluTahir DurmazRahmet GünerPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2021)
Pulmonary artery enlargement strongly predicts in-hospital mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. MPA, which can be calculated easily from chest CT imaging, can be beneficial in the prognostication of these patients.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- sars cov
- newly diagnosed
- positron emission tomography
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- photodynamic therapy
- fluorescence imaging