Increased risk of acute myocardial infarction after COVID-19 recovery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have analyzed the incidence and the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) during the post-acute phase of COVID-19 infection.

Objective

To assess the incidence and risk of AMI in COVID-19 survivors after SARS-CoV-2 infection by a systematic review and meta-analysis of the available data.

Methods

Data were obtained searching MEDLINE and Scopus for all studies published at any time up to September 1, 2022 and reporting the risk of incident AMI in patients recovered from COVID-19 infection. AMI risk was evaluated using the Mantel-Haenszel random effects models with Hazard ratio (HR) as the effect measure with 95% confidence interval (CI) while heterogeneity was assessed using Higgins and Thomson I² statistic.

Results

Among 2765

SUBMITTER: Zuin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755219 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature