Abnormal Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain By Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in COVID-19 Patients | Zendy

Lori B. Croft | Zendy; Parasuram Krishnamoorthy | Zendy; Richard Ro | Zendy; Malcolm Anastasius | Zendy; Wenli Zhao | Zendy; Samantha Buckley | Zendy; Martin E. Goldman | Zendy; Edgar Argulian | Zendy; Samin K. Sharma | Zendy; Annapoorna Kini | Zendy; Stamatios Lerakis | Zendy

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Abnormal Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain By Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in COVID-19 Patients

Author(s) -

Lori B. Croft,

Parasuram Krishnamoorthy,

Richard Ro,

Malcolm Anastasius,

Wenli Zhao,

Samantha Buckley,

Martin E. Goldman,

Edgar Argulian,

Samin K. Sharma,

Annapoorna Kini,

Stamatios Lerakis

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

future cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1744-8298

pISSN - 1479-6678

DOI - 10.2217/fca-2020-0121

Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , covid-19 , speckle tracking echocardiography , retrospective cohort study , strain (injury) , population , heart failure , disease , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty)

COVID-19 infection can affect the cardiovascular system. We sought to determine if left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LVGLS) is affected by COVID-19 and if this has prognostic implications. Materials & methods: Retrospective study, with LVGLS was measured in 58 COVID-19 patients. Patients discharged were compared with those who died. Results: The mean LV ejection fraction (LVEF) and LVGLS for the cohort was 52.1 and -12.9 ± 4.0%, respectively. Among 30 patients with preserved LVEF (>50%), LVGLS was -15.7 ± 2.8%, which is lower than the reference mean LVGLS for a normal, healthy population. There was no significant difference in LVGLS or LVEF when comparing patients who survived to discharge or died. Conclusion: LVGLS was reduced in COVID-19 patients, although not significantly lower in those who died compared with survivors.

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