COVID-19 Archive - The World of TCD Clinical Applications

02 Nov 2023 SARS-CoV-2 – update 2023

Posted at 12:31h in Carotid Stenosis, COVID-19, Emboli Detection, Intensive Care, News, Stroke, Trends in Neurosonology

If the coronavirus causes vascular inflammation (vasculitis), the inflammatory reaction leads to vascular narrowing with relevant cerebral blood flow velocities (CBFV) changes. An intracranial routine examination can assist in diagnosis of vasculitis by following proximal cerebral vascular abnormalities. ...

01 Jan 2022 TCD in use with COVID-19

Posted at 16:10h in COVID-19, Emboli Detection, Right-Left-Shunt, Stroke

SARS-CoV-2 infection can be particularly dangerous in patients whose vascular function is already impaired by pre-existing conditions. This explains the typical clinical picture by causing circulatory disorders in the heart, as well as pulmonary embolism and vascular occlusions....