First-phase ejection fraction, a possible indicator of heart failure, is a strong predictor of survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.Hospitalized patients who had impaired first-phase ejection fraction were nearly 5 times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to patients with normal first-phase ejection fraction.
Undetected early heart damage raises risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
- EurekAlert
- 10. 5 2021 (06:00)