The quality, safety, feasibility, and interpretive accuracy of echocardiographic and lung ultrasound assessment of COVID‐19 patients using a hand‐held ultrasound

Abstract

Among patients with COVID-19, echocardiography with a hand-held ultrasound is a safe and reasonable alternative for a complete formal study (<10% poor-quality indices). Echocardiogram assessment by the operators during the exam acquisition is reliable for LVEF, while RV systolic function should be subsequently offline reassessed.