COVID-19 in patients with cardiac disease: Impact and variables associated with mortality in a cardiology center in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease is associated with severe COVID-19. Our aim was to describe clinical and laboratory features (including electrocardiographic and echocardiographic ones) and outcomes of patients with cardiac disease hospitalized with COVID-19.

Methods

This is an observational retrospective study of consecutive adult patients admitted, between March and September of 2020, with confirmed SARSCoV-2 infection. Data were collected as per the ISARIC case report form and complemented with variables related to heart disease.

Results

One hundred twenty-one patients were included. Mean age was 60 SD 15.2 years and 80/121(66.1%) were male. Two-thirds of the patients (80/121, 66.1%) had COVID-19 at the time of hospital admission and COVID-19 was the reason for ho

SUBMITTER: Paulino MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604803 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature