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Annals of Intensive Care
Published in: Annals of Intensive Care 1/2022

Open Access 01-12-2022 | Echocardiography | Letter to the Editor

Definition and evolution of right ventricular dysfunction in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Author’s reply

Authors: Michelle S. Chew, Saga Jansson, Meriam Åström Aneq, Jan Engvall

Published in: Annals of Intensive Care | Issue 1/2022

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Excerpt

We thank Dr. Chotalia and coworkers for their interest in our paper [1]. We fully agree that there remains a gap in knowledge regarding how the right ventricle is affected by COVID and that this may only be elucidated in large, prospective studies with serial echocardiographic examinations. …
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Metadata
Title
Definition and evolution of right ventricular dysfunction in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Author’s reply
Authors
Michelle S. Chew
Saga Jansson
Meriam Åström Aneq
Jan Engvall
Publication date
01-12-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Intensive Care / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 2110-5820
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-022-01056-y

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