The CAPACITY-COVID Collaborative Consortium and LEOSS Study Group examined outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, both with and without pre-existing heart disease. The CAPACITY-COVID (NCT04325412) registry was launched in March 2020 and has collected data from adults hospitalized for COVID-19 from 74 centres across 13 countries across Europe. The Lean Open Survey on … [Read more...] about Greater risk of death in heart failure patients hospitalized for COVID-19
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Cardiovascular sequelae in COVID-19 survivors
Cardiovascular (CV) events associated with acute COVID-19 infection include myocardial infarction (MI), arrhythmias, multisystem inflammatory syndrome, stroke, embolism, and bleeding disorders. Some patients who recover from acute COVID-19 suffer ongoing health challenges. Satterfield et. al. propose 4 categories to consider CV sequelae in COVID survivors. Asymptomatic, … [Read more...] about Cardiovascular sequelae in COVID-19 survivors
COVID-19 in adults with congenital heart disease
Heart disease was identified as a risk factor for mortality early in the COVID-19 pandemic. It was unknown if this risk would also apply to patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). To assess this risk, researchers conducted an international, multicenter retrospective study on 1044 patients with CHD who had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Infection was confirmed by … [Read more...] about COVID-19 in adults with congenital heart disease
COVID-19 and cardiac arrest, a lethal combination
Researchers compared outcomes of patients who had suffered in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (16 March 2020). Between 01 January and 20 July 2020, 3026 cardiac arrests were reported to the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. https://youtu.be/n8g-88glR-Q Of these 3026 cardiac arrests, 1946 occurred … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and cardiac arrest, a lethal combination
Thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients despite thromboprophylaxis
Cardiovascular events are frequently seen in association with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), particularly thromboembolisms. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts just published results from their multicentre, observational cohort study investigating thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19 (COVID-19 Registry to Assess Frequency, Risk Factors, … [Read more...] about Thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients despite thromboprophylaxis