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We aimed to identify associations between 8-zone LUS findings and clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic data, and 30-day mortality using trend and regression analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 270 patients (mean age 69\u2009\u00b1\u200914 years, 58% male, and 11% with prior HF) the median time from hospital admission to LUS was 4 days [interquartile range (IQR) 2\u20138]. In total, 263 (97%) had \u22651 B-line [median B-line number 13 (IQR 9\u201322)], and the median left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 59 (IQR 54\u201363). In adjusted models, having more B-lines was associated with higher levels of C-reactive protein, with an incidence rate ratio (IRR) of 16% (95%CI: 8%\u201324%) per log-unit increase (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) and higher Early Warning Score [IRR 5% (95%CI: 2%\u20138%) per point,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003]. Higher tricuspid regurgitation gradient was associated with more B-lines: IRR 2% (95%CI: 1%\u20133%) per mmHg,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.001). However, left ventricular function measures and NT-proBNP concentrations showed no significant association with B-lines. Furthermore, B-lines were not associated with 30-day mortality.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among patients with COVID-19, B-lines on LUS are associated with markers of infectious disease severity and pulmonary hypertension, but not with markers of left-sided HF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2025.1618919","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T11:58:14Z","timestamp":1763726294000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Predictors of B-line count in hospitalized patients with 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