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Medicina (Buenos Aires)

Print version ISSN 0025-7680On-line version ISSN 1669-9106

Abstract

LOPEZ SAUBIDET, Ignacio et al. Echocardiographic findings in patients under mechanical ventilation with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2022, vol.82, n.1, pp.61-65. ISSN 0025-7680.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) produces a significant burden to severely ill patients affected by acute respiratory failure. The aim of this study was to describe echocardiographic findings in a series of mechanically ventilated patients with moderate and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19. This was a single center, descriptive and cros s-sectional study of prospectively collected data. Patients had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and moderate or severe ARDS. Initial echocardiogram was performed within 7 days of intensive care unit admission and every 15 days until mechanical ventilation ended, 28 days or death. Time spent by the physician for each study was measured. Multiple echographic measurements were acquired; 33 patients were analyzed. Total number of echocardiograms performed was 76. The median imaging time required to complete a standard study was 13 [10-15] minutes. Chronic structural abnormalities were present in 16 patients (48%), being LV hypertrophy the main finding in 11 patients (33%). The most frequent acute or dynamic finding was RV enlargement (43%) when considering all echocardiograms performed from admission to day 28 of follow-up. Other findings were: pulmonary hypertension (15%), new or dynamic left ventricle (LV) regional wall motion abnormalities (15%), new or dynamic LV global contractility deterioration (6%) and hypercontractility (12%).

Keywords : Echocardiography; Acute respiratory distress syndrome right ventricle; COVID-19.

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