biostudies-literatureUnknown62(4)Alquezar-Arbe A<h4>Background</h4>There is a lack of knowledge about the real incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with COVID-19, their clinical characteristics, and their prognoses.<h4>Objective</h4>We investigated the incidence, clinical characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of ACS in patients with COVID-19 in the emergency department.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed all COVID-19 patients diagnosed with ACS in 62 Spanish emergency departments between March and April 2020 (the first wave of COVID-19). We formed 2 control groups: COVID-19 patients without ACS (control A) and non-COVID-19 patients with ACS (control B). Unadjusted comparisons between cases and control subjects were performed regarding 58 characteristics and outcomes.<h4>Results</h4>We identified 110 patieThe Journal of emergency medicine443-454https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8563352biostudies-literatureIncidence, Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With COVID-19: Results of the UMC-19-S10₁₀.PMC8563352Quiros AMAznar JVBRodriguez ADMiro OMojarro EMPonce MCTost JBayarri MJFJacob JGarcia AHCastillo JGDLlorens PFernandez EDGarcia CPMartin-Sanchez FJGarcia-Lamberechts EJBurillo-Putze GCano MJCPinera PPorrino JMMJimenez BAlmela AFSMartin ATejera MGNoceda JSpanish Investigators on Emergency Situations TeAm (SIESTA) NetworkJimenez SRio RDAlquezar-Arbe AfalseIncidence, Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients With COVID-19: Results of the UMC-19-S10₁₀.<h4>Background</h4>There is a lack of knowledge about the real incidence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with COVID-19, their clinical characteristics, and their prognoses.<h4>Objective</h4>We investigated the incidence, clinical characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes of ACS in patients with COVID-19 in the emergency department.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed all COVID-19 patients diagnosed with ACS in 62 Spanish emergency departments between March and April 2020 (the first wave of COVID-19). We formed 2 control groups: COVID-19 patients without ACS (control A) and non-COVID-19 patients with ACS (control B). Unadjusted comparisons between cases and control subjects were performed regarding 58 characteristics and outcomes.<h4>Results</h4>We identified 110 patie2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-04-04T11:00:57.98Z2022-02-11T16:10:13.391ZS-EPMC85633523506586310.1016/j.jemermed.2021.10.046