Bedside Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in COVID-19 Infection From the Wuhan Epicenter: The Role of Cardiac Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Limited Transthoracic Echocardiography and Critical Care Echocardiography

Three cases of the application of focused cardiac ultrasound in patients with COVID-19 infection are presented. Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), limited transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), and critical care echocardiography (CCE) were applied in cases of heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and myocarditis with thrombus respectively. The impact upon patient management and the global context of each presentation are discussed.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - April 9, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Li Zhang, Bin Wang, Jianhua Zhou, James Kirkpatrick, Mingxing Xie, Amer M. Johri Source Type: research