Echocardiography and Lung Ultrasound in Long COVID and Post-COVID Syndrome, a Review Document of the Austrian Society of Pneumology and the Austrian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine

Overview

Journal J Ultrasound Med

Date 2022 Jul 30

PMID 35906952

Authors

Martin Altersberger

Georg Goliasch

Mounir Khafaga

Matthias Schneider

Yerin Cho

Roland Winkler

Georg-Christian Funk

Thomas Binder

Gustav Huber

Ralf-Harun Zwick

Martin Genger

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Abstract

Lung ultrasound has the potential to enable standardized follow-up without radiation exposure and with lower associated costs in comparison to CT scans. It is a valuable tool to follow up on patients after a COVID-19 infection and evaluate if there is pulmonary fibrosis developing. Echocardiography, including strain imaging, is a proven tool to assess various causes of dyspnea and adds valuable information in the context of long COVID care. Including two-dimensional (2D) strain imaging, a better comprehension of myocardial damage in post-COVID syndrome can be made. Especially 2D strain imaging (left and the right ventricular strain) can provide information about prognosis.

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