Research Article

Echocardiography in Confirmed and Highly Suspected Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients and Its Impact on Treatment Change

Table 3

Biological characteristics of the patients included.

CharacteristicsAll TTE/TEE patients (n = 56)According to treatment change value
TTE/TEE patients with treatment change induced by the TTE N = 9 (16%)TTE/TEE patients without treatment change induced by the TTE N = 47 (84%)

Creatinine, median (IQR), µmol/l80 (58.5–124)90 (77–126)74 (58–122)0.4961
Hs Troponin T, median (IQR), pg/ml21 (11.8–57)101.5 (30.3–111.2)20.3 (11.6–43.5)0.0506
NT-pro BNP, median (IQR), pg/ml628 (177–2530)750 (339–4038)552.5 (155.5–2138.5)0.3197
D-dimer, median (IQR), ng/ml2970 (1130–11620)20000 (2690–20000)2770 (1350–9330)0.0142
Fibrinogen, median (IQR), g/l7.84 (5.72–10.2)7.15 (5.17–7.95)8.64 (5.89–10.2)0.4111
Blood type, N (%)O+: 17 (46.0)
A+: 9 (24.3)
A−: 2 (5.4)
AB+: 2 (5.4)
B+: 7 (18.9)
O+: 4 (57.1)
A+: 0
A−: 1 (14.3)
AB+: 1 (14.3)
B+: 1 (14.3)
O+: 13 (43.4)
A+: 9 (30.0)
A−: 1 (3.3)
AB+: 1 (3.3)
B+: 6 (20.0)
0.2900

NT-pro BNP : N-terminal pro B natriuretic peptide; Hs Troponin T: high-sensitivity cardiac Troponin T.