Prognostic Impact of Prior Heart Failure in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with pre-existing heart failure (HF) are likely at higher risk for adverse outcomes in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), but data on this population are sparse.

Objectives

This study described the clinical profile and associated outcomes among patients with HF hospitalized with COVID-19.

Methods

This study conducted a retrospective analysis of 6,439 patients admitted for COVID-19 at 1 of 5 Mount Sinai Health System hospitals in New York City between February 27 and June 26, 2020. Clinical characteristics and outcomes (length of stay, need for intensive care unit, mechanical ventilation, and in-hospital mortality) were captured from electronic health records. For patients identified as having a history of HF by International Classification of Dis

SUBMITTER: Alvarez-Garcia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7598769 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature