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. 2021 Jul 20;37(12):3459–3467. doi: 10.1007/s10554-021-02346-5

Table 2.

Treatment and outcome of the patients

Patients (n = 40)
Treatment
 Treatment with nasal canula/face mask n = 37 (92.5%)
 Nasal high flow therapy n = 6 (15%)
 Mechanical ventilation, n(%) n = 12 (30%)
  Number of days (IQR) 16 (11–22)
  Prone ventilation n = 11 (27.5%)
 Medium care unit admission n = 1 (2.5%)
 Intensive care unit admission n = 14 (35%)
  Days of admission (IQR) 14 (9–24)
Diagnosed in hospital complications
 Acute heart failure n = 3 (7.5%)
 Type 1 myocardial infarction n = 0 (0%)
 Type 2 myocardial infarction n = 1 (2.5%)
 Myocarditis n = 0 (0%)
 Ventricular arrythmia n = 0 (0%)
 Atrial fibrillation n = 3 (7.5%)
 CVA/TIA n = 2 (5%)
 Pulmonary embolism n = 7 (17.5%)
 Acute kidney failure n = 3 (7.5%)
Discharge
 Duration of hospital admission (days) 9 (7–22)
Complications after discharge
 Days of follow-up after first TTE (IQR) 200 (191–206)
 Pulmonary embolism n = 2 (%)
 Myocardial infarction n = 0 (0%)
 Acute heart failure n = 0 (0%)
 Atrial fibrillation n = 1 (2.5%)
 Myocarditis n = 0 (0%)
 Hospitalization for cardiac cause n = 0 (0%)
 Emergency department visit n = 1 (2.5%)
 Deceased n = 0 (0%)
Self-reported symptoms after COVID-19*
 Dyspnea n = 11 (27.5%)
 Chest pain n = 3 (7.5%)
 Peripheral edema n = 3 (7.5%)
 Fatigue n = 7 (17.5%)

Values are in median and interquartile range, or n (%)

CVA cerebrovascular accident, TIA transient ischaemic attack, TTE transthoracic echocardiogram

*symptoms assessed by online questionnaire at 200 days (IQR; 191–206) after TTE