Outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention in COVID-19-positive acute coronary syndrome patients: a retrospective study in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has disrupted the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with emerging evidence suggesting increased complications and mortality among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, data from low- and middle-income settings such as Vietnam remain limited. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of ACS patients with COVID-19 undergoing PCI at a tertiary hospital in Vietnam.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Ho Chi Minh City from 2019 to 2022. Adult patients diagnosed with ACS who underwent PCI were included and stratified by COVID-19 status confirmed via RT-PCR. All patients received standard guideline-directed therapy, incl

SUBMITTER: Le DCP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12286974 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature