Stress Echocardiography in Patients Recovery From Mild COVID-19 Illness

Stress Echocardiography in Patients Recovery From Mild COVID-19 Illness

With the appearance of the new SARS-COV2 virus, additional challenges are being imposed on the medical community after the resolution of acute COVID-19 illness, resulting in specific pathophysiologic mechanisms that while acutely damage the lung parenchyma might chronically impact the cardiopulmonary system.

This study aims to investigate changes after mild COVID-19 illness in echocardiographic indices at rest and stress.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having suffered mild COVID-19 illness
• PCR test negative after COVID-19 illness
• Men or women
• Age ≥18 years and < 45.
• No history of other cardiovascular or lung disease.
• No cardiovascular risk factors, that is, arterial systemic hypertension, smoking, diabetes, dyslipidemia
• No ongoing or previous cardio or vasoactive treatment
• Able to use the semi-supine exercise bicycle
• Able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Poor acoustic window.
• Tricuspid regurgitation more than mild
• Professional sports activity
• Pregnancy
• Obesity (body mass index [BMI], ≥30 kg/m2).
• Inability to provide consent