Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Risk Factors of Disease Severity in Patients With COVID-19 and With a History of Cerebrovascular Disease in Wuhan, China: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT: Background and Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapidly resulted in a pandemic. Information on patients with a history of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) is limited. This study investigated the clinical features and the risk factors of developing adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19 and with previous CVD. Methods: This was a single-center retrospective clinical study including all the confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital from February 4 to April 7, 2020. Differences in clinical characteristics were compared between patients with and without a history of CVD. The incidences of severe events comprising all-cause death, intensive care unit admission, shock, and mechani

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787151 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature