Echocardiographic Manifestations in COVID-19: A Review

COVID-19 has rapidly spread around the world and threatened global health. Although this disease mainly affects the respiratory system, there is increasing evidence that SARS-CoV-2 also has effects on the cardiovascular system. Echocardiography is a valuable tool in the assessment of cardiovascular disease. It is cost-effective, widely available and provides information that can influence management. Given the risk of personnel infection and equipment contamination during echocardiography, leading world societies have recommended performing echocardiography only when a clinical benefit is likely, favouring focused evaluations and using smaller portable equipment.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - February 19, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Edgar Francisco Carrizales-Sep úlveda, Raymundo Vera-Pineda, Ramiro Flores-Ramírez, Dalí Alejandro Hernández-Guajardo, Eduardo Pérez-Contreras, Marcelo Mario Lozano-Ibarra, Alejandro Ordaz-Farías Tags: Review Source Type: research