History of heart failure in patients with coronavirus disease 2019: Insights from a French registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although cardiovascular comorbidities seem to be strongly associated with worse outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), data regarding patients with preexisting heart failure are limited.

Aims

To investigate the incidence, characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with COVID-19 with a history of heart failure with preserved or reduced ejection fraction.

Methods

We performed an observational multicentre study including all patients hospitalized for COVID-19 across 24 centres in France from 26 February to 20 April 2020. The primary endpoint was a composite of in-hospital death or need for orotracheal intubation.

Results

Overall, 2809 patients (mean age 66.4±16.9years) were included. Three hundred and seventeen patients (1

SUBMITTER: Panagides V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8141712 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature