Keywords
Cardiovascular Diseases; Lung Diseases; Coronavirus; COVID-19; Pandemics; Diagnostic Imaging; Asymptomatic Patients
Dear Editor,
We would like to share ideas on the publication “Cardiovascular Imaging in Patients with COVID-19.”11. Grossman GB, Lima RL. Cardiovascular Imaging in Patients with COVID-19. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020 Nov;115(5):973-4. Grossman and Lima concluded that “nuclear cardiologists and nuclear medicine physicians must be aware of incidental findings in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19, and they should optimize MPI protocols, when the procedure is necessary.”11. Grossman GB, Lima RL. Cardiovascular Imaging in Patients with COVID-19. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020 Nov;115(5):973-4. The results in this study are concordant with a previous report from Asia.22. Attavirayanuparuktham B. Abnormal heart imaging in COVID-19 patients: a note. Adv Lab Med Int. 2020;10:18-9. Imaging can help identify both heart and lung problems that might asymptomatically occur due to COVID-19 or a previous silent pathology.22. Attavirayanuparuktham B. Abnormal heart imaging in COVID-19 patients: a note. Adv Lab Med Int. 2020;10:18-9. An important point is the differential diagnosis of the new lesion and the previous underlying pathology. In tropical countries, there might be a common pathology, such as tuberculosis, that results in difficulty in interpreting new heart and lung problems due to COVID-19.33. Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V. Tuberculosis and novel Wuhan coronavirus infection: Pathological interrelationship. Indian J Tuberc. 2020 Apr;67(2):264. Since image interpretation depends mainly on the radiologist, it is necessary for radiologists to increase awareness and concern when interpreting clinical images during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Referências
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1Grossman GB, Lima RL. Cardiovascular Imaging in Patients with COVID-19. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020 Nov;115(5):973-4.
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2Attavirayanuparuktham B. Abnormal heart imaging in COVID-19 patients: a note. Adv Lab Med Int. 2020;10:18-9.
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3Yasri S, Wiwanitkit V. Tuberculosis and novel Wuhan coronavirus infection: Pathological interrelationship. Indian J Tuberc. 2020 Apr;67(2):264.
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
06 Sept 2021 -
Date of issue
Aug 2021
History
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Received
22 Dec 2020 -
Reviewed
10 Feb 2021 -
Accepted
10 Feb 2021