Premorbid echocardiography and risk of hospitalization in COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has caused a global pandemic unprecedented in a century. Though primarily a respiratory illness, cardiovascular risk factors predict adverse outcomes. We aimed to investigate the role of baseline echocardiographic abnormalities in further refining risk in addition to clinical risk factors.

Methods

Adults with COVID-19 positive RT-PCR test across St Luke's University Health Network between March 1st 2020-October 31st 2020 were identified. Those with trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE) within 15-180 days preceding COVID-19 positivity were selected, excluding severe valvular disease, acute cardiac event between TTE and COVID-19, or asymptomatic patients positive on screening. Demographic, clinical, and echocardiographic variables were manually extracted fr

SUBMITTER: Goel H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8982906 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature