Pulmonary hypertension predicts higher mortality in patients admitted with severe COVID-19 infection.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patients with underlying conditions are predicted to have worse outcomes with COVID-19. A strong association between baseline cardiovascular disease and COVID-19-related mortality has been shown by a number of studies. In the current retrospective study, we aim to identify whether patients with pulmonary hypertension have worse outcomes compared with patients without pulmonary hypertension.

Methods

Data from patients of ⩾18 years of age with COVID was retrospectively collected and analyzed (n = 679). Patients who underwent transthoracic echocardiography, at the discretion of the medical team, were identified and the transthoracic echocardiography was reviewed for the presence of pulmonary hypertension. Patient health parameters and outcomes were measured and

SUBMITTER: Minkin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10372496 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature