SARS-CoV-2 infection, responsible for COVID-19, can determine cardiac events, which require a quick diagnosis and management, and should not be overlooked due to the presence of COVID-19 infection. In some cases, cardiovascular symptoms can also be the first and only manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In patients with COVID-19, the full cardiovascular disease diagnostic algorithm can be hindered by logistic restrain mainly derived from the difficulty of transporting patients in critical conditions to Radiology or Hemodynamics wards. The echocardiography in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic can help for differential diagnosis of cardiac events, which can be related or unrelated by the infection and can likely impact on short-term prognosis. Indeed, transthoracic echocardiography plays a key role in the screen for CV complications of COVID-19 infection: it must be focused cardiac ultrasound study (FoCUS) performed at bedside. All transthoracic, transesophageal and stress echocardiograms in patients in which test results are unlikely to change the management strategy should be postponed.

The role of echocardiography in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a compromise among appropriateness, safety and clinical impact / Pacileo, M; Giallauria, F; Savarese, C; Cirillo, T; Crescibene, F; Di Lorenzo, A; Ferrillo, M; Calabrese, Mg; Vigorito, C; D'Andrea, A.. - In: MONALDI ARCHIVES FOR CHEST DISEASE. - ISSN 2532-5264. - 90:2(2020), p. 1358. [10.4081/monaldi.2020.1358]

The role of echocardiography in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a compromise among appropriateness, safety and clinical impact

Giallauria F
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Di Lorenzo A;Vigorito C;
2020

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 infection, responsible for COVID-19, can determine cardiac events, which require a quick diagnosis and management, and should not be overlooked due to the presence of COVID-19 infection. In some cases, cardiovascular symptoms can also be the first and only manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In patients with COVID-19, the full cardiovascular disease diagnostic algorithm can be hindered by logistic restrain mainly derived from the difficulty of transporting patients in critical conditions to Radiology or Hemodynamics wards. The echocardiography in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic can help for differential diagnosis of cardiac events, which can be related or unrelated by the infection and can likely impact on short-term prognosis. Indeed, transthoracic echocardiography plays a key role in the screen for CV complications of COVID-19 infection: it must be focused cardiac ultrasound study (FoCUS) performed at bedside. All transthoracic, transesophageal and stress echocardiograms in patients in which test results are unlikely to change the management strategy should be postponed.
2020
The role of echocardiography in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a compromise among appropriateness, safety and clinical impact / Pacileo, M; Giallauria, F; Savarese, C; Cirillo, T; Crescibene, F; Di Lorenzo, A; Ferrillo, M; Calabrese, Mg; Vigorito, C; D'Andrea, A.. - In: MONALDI ARCHIVES FOR CHEST DISEASE. - ISSN 2532-5264. - 90:2(2020), p. 1358. [10.4081/monaldi.2020.1358]
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