Association of plain computed tomography-determined pulmonary artery-to-aorta ratio with clinical severity of coronavirus disease 2019.

Authors :: Hayama H
Ishikane M
Sato R
Kanda K
Kinoshita N
Izumi S
Ohmagari N
Hiroi Y
Source :: Pulmonary circulation [Pulm Circ] 2020 Nov 20; Vol. 10 (4), pp. 2045894020969492. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 20 (Print Publication: 2020).
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is associated with pulmonary hypertension due to pulmonary embolism, which affects subsequent outcomes. However, definitive diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension is difficult because of the risk of spreading the infection. Here, we assess the utility of plane computed tomography in noninvasively predicting the clinical severity of COVID-19.<br />Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: The author(s) declare that there is no conflict of interest.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2020.)

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