The hyperdynamic circulatory profile of patients with COVID-19-related acute vascular distress syndrome. Letter regarding the article 'Haemodynamic characteristics of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring mechanical ventilation. An invasive assessment using right heart catheterization'.

Mahjoub, Yazine;Rodenstein, Daniel;Jounieaux, Vincent
(2021) European Journal of Heart Failure — Vol. 23, n° 3, p. 493 (2021)

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  • Mahjoub, Yazine
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  • Rodenstein, DanielUCLouvain
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  • Jounieaux, Vincent
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We read with great interest the article by Caravita et al.1 who analysed the haemodynamic profile of 21 mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients. The authors found that COVID-19 patients had a lower indexed pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) (3.4 ± 1.6 mmHg/L/min/m2 vs. 4.6 mmHg/L/min/m2, P = 0.002) and higher cardiac index (3.7 ± 1.1 L/min/m2 vs. 4.3 L/min/m2, P = 0.024) than pooled 1937 patients with non-COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), despite similar severity (non-different positive end-expiratory pressure support, lung compliance and PaO2/FiO2 ratio). [...]
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Mahjoub, Y., Rodenstein, D., & Jounieaux, V. (2021). The hyperdynamic circulatory profile of patients with COVID-19-related acute vascular distress syndrome. Letter regarding the article ‘Haemodynamic characteristics of COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring mechanical ventilation. An invasive assessment using right heart catheterization’. European Journal of Heart Failure, 23(3), 493. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.2089 (Original work published 2021)