Clinical course and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with a history of cerebrovascular disease: a retrospective study in Wuhan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who have pre-existing cerebrovascular disease (CVD) are scarce. This study set out to describe the clinical course and outcomes of these patients.

Methods

This single-center retrospective study was performed at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan, China. Patients with confirmed COVID-19 who had pre-existing CVD (N=69) were identified. COVID-19 patients without CVD were randomly selected and matched by age and sex to the patients with CVD. Clinical data were analyzed and compared between the 2 groups. The composite endpoint included intensive care unit admission, use of mechanical ventilation, and death. Multivariable Cox regression analyses with control for medical comorbidities were used to examine the relations

SUBMITTER: Bai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8267260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature