1. Comparison of heart failure and 2019 novel coronavirus pneumonia in chest CT features and clinical characteristics
Zhaowei ZHU ; Jianjun TANG ; Xiangping CHAI ; Zhenfei FANG ; Qiming LIU ; Xinqun HU ; Dangyan XU ; Liang TANG ; Shi TAI ; Yuzhi WU ; Shenghua ZHOU
Chinese Journal of Cardiology 2020;48(0):E007-E007
Objective:
To identify the characteristics including clinical features and pulmonary computed tomography (CT) features of heart failure and novel coronavirus pneumonia(COVID-19).
Methods:
This study was a retrospective study. A total of 7 patients with Heart failure and 12 patients with COVID-19 in the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University between December 1, 2019 and February 15, 2020 were enrolled. The baseline clinical and imaging features of the two groups were statistically analyzed.
Results:
There was no significant difference in age and sex between the two groups, but the incidence of epidemiological contact history, fever or respiratory symptoms in the COVID-19 group was significantly higher than that in the heart failure group (12/12 vs. 2/7,