Prevalence and impact of cardiac injury on COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The exact prevalence and impact of cardiac injury in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still controversial. Hence, we aim to investigate prevalence of cardiac injury and its impact on the outcomes in patients with COVID-19.

Hypothesis

Cardiac injury is common and associated with higher risk of death.

Methods

We searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed, MedRxiv, and EMBASE databases from December 2019 to July 15, 2020 for studies that evaluated the prevalence and impact of cardiac injury on COVID-19. This study has been registered with PROSPERO (International prospective register of systematic reviews)-registration number-CRD-42020186120.

Results

Twenty-one studies including 6297 participants were identified. The proportio

SUBMITTER: Fu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7852167 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature