[Risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 outbreak].

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and objectives

Despite advances in treatment, patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) still exhibit unfavorable short- and long-term prognoses. In addition, there is scant evidence about the clinical outcomes of patients with AMI and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The objective of this study was to describe the clinical presentation, complications, and risk factors for mortality in patients admitted for AMI during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This prospective, multicenter, cohort study included all consecutive patients with AMI who underwent coronary angiography in a 30-day period corresponding chronologically with the COVID-19 outbreak (March 15 to April 15, 2020). Clinical presentations and outcomes were compared between COVID-19 and non-COVID-

SUBMITTER: Solano-Lopez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7498230 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature