Impact of Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Circulation Coupling on Mortality in SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Background The COVID-19-related pulmonary effects may negatively impact pulmonary hemodynamics and right ventricular function. We examined the prognostic relevance of right ventricular function and right ventricular-to-pulmonary circulation coupling assessed by bedside echocardiography in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia and a large spectrum of disease independently of indices of pneumonia severity and left ventricular function. Methods and Results Consecutive COVID-19 subjects who underwent full cardiac echocardiographic evaluation along with gas analyses and computed tomography scans were included in the study.

Prognostic utility of quantitative offline 2D-echocardiography in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 disease.

Purpose: To assess the prognostic utility of quantitative 2D-echocardiography, including strain, in patients with COVID-19 disease.

Methods: COVID-19-infected patients admitted to the San Paolo University Hospital of Milan that underwent a clinically indicated echocardiographic examination were included in the study. To limit contamination, all measurements were performed offline.