High risk coronavirus disease 2019: The primary results of the CoronaHeart multi-center cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) may present high risk features during hospitalization, including cardiovascular manifestations. However, less is known about the factors that may further increase the risk of death in these patients.

Methods

We included patients with COVID-19 and high risk features according to clinical and/or laboratory criteria at 21 sites in Brazil from June 10th to October 23rd of 2020. All variables were collected until hospital discharge or in-hospital death.

Results

A total of 2546 participants were included (mean age 65 years; 60.3% male). Overall, 70.8% were admitted to intensive care units and 54.2% had elevated troponin levels. In-hospital mortality was 41.7%. An interaction among sex, age and mortality was found

SUBMITTER: Guimaraes PO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8321709 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature