Key result
COVID-19 patients had reduced left ventricular global longitudinal strain, although it was not significantly lower in those who died compared with survivors.
Why the study?
Does Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain differ between COVID-19 patients who survive versus those who die?
Population
COVID-19 patients
Comparison
Speckle Tracking Echocardiography to measure… vs Survivors versus non-survivors
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Reduced LVGLS in COVID-19 should not guide mortality risk stratification; leaves open its value for monitoring cardiac involvement.
Does Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain differ between COVID-19 patients who survive versus those who die?
While LVGLS is reduced in COVID-19 patients, it does not appear to significantly differentiate between those who survive and those who die.
Croft et al. (2020) studied this question. COVID-19 patients had reduced left ventricular global longitudinal strain, although it was not significantly lower in those who died compared with survivors.
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