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. 2020 Sep 3;67(11):2241–2248. doi: 10.1109/TUFFC.2020.3020721

TABLE I. Brief Summary of Cardiopulmonary Manifestation.

Confirmed COVID-19 Suspected COVID-19
Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4
Lung ultrasound
Disappearance of A-lines + + + +
Presence of B-lines + + + +
Irregularity of pleural line broken broken indented thickened
Subpleural consolidation small large small
White lung + +
Pleural effusion Mild
Score 3 3 1 2
Brief Echocardiography
Atrioventricular size and morphology
Cardiac function (LVEF %) 65 59 60 63
Volume assessment

Score 0: The pleura line is continuous and regular. A-lines (horizontal artifacts) are present.

Score 1: The pleura line is indented. B-lines (vertical artifacts) are visible.

Score 2: The pleura line is broken. Small to large consolidated areas appear with white lung.

Score 3: Dense and largely extended white lung with or without larger consolidations.

LVEF: ejection fraction of left ventricle, measured by M-mode ultrasonography.