Stephen Huang, Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Bruno Evrard, Gwenaël Prat, Michelle S Chew, Martin Balik, Fernando Clau-Terré, Daniel De Backer, Armand Mekontso Dessap, Sam Orde, Andrea Morelli, Filippo Sanfilippo, Cyril Charron, Philippe Vignon
PURPOSE: Exploratory study to evaluate the association of different phenotypes of right ventricular (RV) involvement and mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). METHODS: Post-hoc analysis of longitudinal data from the multicenter ECHO-COVID observational study in ICU patients who underwent at least two echocardiography examinations. Echocardiography phenotypes were acute cor pulmonale (ACP, RV cavity dilatation with paradoxical septal motion), RV failure (RVF, RV cavity dilatation and systemic venous congestion), and RV dysfunction (tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion ≤ 16 mm)...
August 2023: Intensive Care Medicine