Echocardiographic Findings of Covid-19 Patients in Canton Sarajevo During the Third Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic

Area of Science:

• Cardiology
• Infectious Diseases
• Pulmonology

Background:

• COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) is increasingly linked to cardiac complications like myocarditis, arrhythmias, and heart failure.
• Echocardiographic findings in COVID-19 patients require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To determine the incidence and characteristics of left and right ventricular dysfunction in individuals with COVID-19.
• To analyze echocardiographic manifestations in COVID-19 patients.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective observational study of COVID-19 patients during the third wave at the Clinical Center of University of Sarajevo.
• Focus on cardiac evaluations and echocardiographic parameters.

Main Results:

• COVID-19 patients exhibited significantly higher C-reactive protein, D-dimer, ALT, and creatinine levels compared to controls.
• Echocardiography revealed enlarged left atrium and left ventricular diameters (systolic and diastolic) in COVID-19 patients.
• Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and elevated right ventricular systolic pressure were observed in COVID-19 patients.

Conclusions:

• COVID-19 is associated with significant cardiac alterations, including left atrial and ventricular enlargement.
• Patients with COVID-19 demonstrated impaired left ventricular systolic function and elevated right ventricular systolic pressure.