Cardiac events and procedures following COVID-19 compared with other pneumonias: a national register study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have shown an increased risk of cardiac disease following COVID-19, but how it compares to pneumonia of other etiologies is unclear.

Aims

To determine the incidence and HRs of cardiac disease in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 compared with other viral or bacterial pneumonias.

Methods

Using nationwide registry data, we estimated the incidence of cardiac events after hospitalisation with COVID-19 (n=2082) in February to November 2020 vs hospitalisation with viral (n=9018) or bacterial (n=29 339) pneumonia in 2018-2019. We defined outcomes using ICD-10 codes for incident myocarditis, acute myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation/flutter, heart failure, ischaemic heart disease, other cardiac disease and total cardiac disease (any heart condition

SUBMITTER: Ovrebotten T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795400 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature