TABLE I. Brief Summary of Cardiopulmonary Manifestation.
Confirmed COVID-19 | Suspected COVID-19 | |||
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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.