tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
J Am Soc Echocardiogr
. 2020 Jun;33(6):676-682.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Apr 9.
Bedside Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in COVID-19 From the Wuhan Epicenter: The Role of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Limited Transthoracic Echocardiography, and Critical Care Echocardiography
Li Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bin Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jianhua Zhou[SUP] 2 [/SUP], James Kirkpatrick[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mingxing Xie[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Amer M Johri[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Three cases of the application of focused cardiac ultrasound in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 are presented.
Methods: Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound, limited transthoracic echocardiography, and critical care echocardiography were applied in cases of heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and myocarditis with thrombus respectively.
Results: The impact on patient management and the global context of each presentation are discussed.
Conclusions: Focused cardiac point-of-care ultrasound played an important, front-line role in the bedside management of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China.
Keywords: COVID-19 infection; Critical care echocardiography; Focused cardiac ultrasound; Limited transthoracic echocardiography; Point-of-care ultrasound.
. 2020 Jun;33(6):676-682.
doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Apr 9.
Bedside Focused Cardiac Ultrasound in COVID-19 From the Wuhan Epicenter: The Role of Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Limited Transthoracic Echocardiography, and Critical Care Echocardiography
Li Zhang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bin Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jianhua Zhou[SUP] 2 [/SUP], James Kirkpatrick[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Mingxing Xie[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Amer M Johri[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32503706
- DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.04.004
Abstract
Background: Three cases of the application of focused cardiac ultrasound in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 are presented.
Methods: Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound, limited transthoracic echocardiography, and critical care echocardiography were applied in cases of heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and myocarditis with thrombus respectively.
Results: The impact on patient management and the global context of each presentation are discussed.
Conclusions: Focused cardiac point-of-care ultrasound played an important, front-line role in the bedside management of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China.
Keywords: COVID-19 infection; Critical care echocardiography; Focused cardiac ultrasound; Limited transthoracic echocardiography; Point-of-care ultrasound.