Acute cor pulmonale in Covid-19 related acute respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract

To evaluate independent factors associated with ACP, significant or marginally significant (p < 0.10) bivariate risk factors (using the above-mentioned tests) were examined using univariate and multivariable backward stepwise logistic regression analysis. SEE PDF] Our study suggests that ACP is more prevalent in C-ARDS than previously reported in NC-ARDS, and is rather driven by pulmonary vascular obstruction in this group of patients than classical risk factors favoring vascular constriction/compression (hypoxemia, hypercapnia and driving pressure). [...]ACP seems more frequent and more related to pulmonary embolism in C-ARDS as compared to NC-ARDS.