@article{Pacileo_Giallauria_Savarese_Cirillo_Crescibene_Di Lorenzo_Ferrillo_Calabrese_Vigorito_D’Andrea_2020, title={The role of echocardiography in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: a compromise among appropriateness, safety and clinical impact}, volume={90}, url={https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/1358}, DOI={10.4081/monaldi.2020.1358}, abstractNote={<p>SARS-CoV-2 infection, responsible for COVID-19, can determine cardiac events, which require a quick diagnosis and management, and should not be overlooked due to the presence of COVID-19 infection. In some cases, cardiovascular symptoms can also be the first and only manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In patients with COVID-19, the full cardiovascular disease diagnostic algorithm can be hindered by logistic restrain mainly derived from the difficulty of transporting patients in critical conditions to Radiology or Hemodynamics wards. The echocardiography in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic can help for differential diagnosis of cardiac events, which can be related or unrelated by the infection and can likely impact on short-term prognosis. Indeed, transthoracic echocardiography plays a key role in the screen for CV complications of COVID-19 infection: it must be focused cardiac ultrasound study (FoCUS) performed at bedside. All transthoracic, transesophageal and stress echocardiograms in patients in which test results are unlikely to change the management strategy should be postponed.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease}, author={Pacileo, Mario and Giallauria, Francesco and Savarese, Cristina and Cirillo, Teresa and Crescibene, Fabio and Di Lorenzo, Anna and Ferrillo, Mariacarla and Calabrese, Maria Grazia and Vigorito, Carlo and D’Andrea, Antonello}, year={2020}, month={May} }