Acute cardiovascular events in patients with community acquired pneumonia: results from the observational prospective FADOI-ICECAP study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of cardiovascular (CV) complications in patients hospitalised for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still uncertain. Available studies used different designs and different criteria to define CV complications. We assessed the cumulative incidence of acute of CV complications during hospitalisation for CAP in Internal Medicine Units (IMUs).

Methods

This was a prospective study carried out in 26 IMUs, enrolling patients consecutively hospitalised for CAP. Defined CV complications were: newly diagnosed heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, new onset of supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias, new onset hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Outcome measures were: in-hospital and 30-day mortality, length of hospital stay and r

SUBMITTER: Pieralli F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7830042 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature