Acute Cor Pulmonale in COVID-19-Related ARDS
oleh: Pierre Huette, MD, Christophe Beyls, MD, Mathieu Guilbart, MD, Guillaume Haye, MD, Fatim-Zahra Najid, MD, Benjamin Mestan, MD, Pierre-Alexandre Roger, MD, Hervé Dupont, MD, PhD, Osama Abou-Arab, MD, PhD, Yazine Mahjoub, MD, PhD
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)-related severe acute respiratory distress syndrome can lead to acute cor pulmonale. We report a case of acute cor pulmonale secondary to severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome diagnosed with transesophageal echocardiography. Almitrine infusion allowed rapid enhancement of right ventricular function as well as improvement in oxygenation. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)