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Editor, Senior Moderator
Am Heart J Plus
. 2022 Jun;18:100176.
doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100176. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
Characteristics of patients referred to a cardiovascular disease clinic for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Stephen Y Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Philip Adejumo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Claudia See[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Oyere K Onuma[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Edward J Miller[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Erica S Spatz[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Introduction: There is limited literature on cardiovascular manifestations of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC).
Methods: This observational study aimed to describe the characteristics, diagnostic evaluations, and new cardiac diagnoses in patients referred to a cardiovascular disease clinic designed for patients with PASC, and to identify factors associated with cardiovascular symptoms with no identifiable cardiac pathology.
Results: Of 126 patients, average age was 46 years, and 34 % were male. Patients presented on average five months after COVID-19 diagnosis. The most common symptoms were dyspnea (52 %), chest pain/pressure (48 %), palpitations (44 %), and fatigue (42 %), commonly associated with exertion or exercise intolerance. New cardiovascular diseases were present in 23 % of cases. The remainder exhibited common symptoms which we termed "cardiovascular PASC syndrome."
Discussion: We found that only one in four patients had a new cardiovascular diagnosis, but most displayed a pattern of symptoms associated with exercise intolerance.
Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Coronavirus disease 2019; Long COVID; Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.
. 2022 Jun;18:100176.
doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100176. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
Characteristics of patients referred to a cardiovascular disease clinic for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Stephen Y Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Philip Adejumo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Claudia See[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Oyere K Onuma[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Edward J Miller[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Erica S Spatz[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35856065
- PMCID: PMC9277988
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100176
Abstract
Introduction: There is limited literature on cardiovascular manifestations of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC).
Methods: This observational study aimed to describe the characteristics, diagnostic evaluations, and new cardiac diagnoses in patients referred to a cardiovascular disease clinic designed for patients with PASC, and to identify factors associated with cardiovascular symptoms with no identifiable cardiac pathology.
Results: Of 126 patients, average age was 46 years, and 34 % were male. Patients presented on average five months after COVID-19 diagnosis. The most common symptoms were dyspnea (52 %), chest pain/pressure (48 %), palpitations (44 %), and fatigue (42 %), commonly associated with exertion or exercise intolerance. New cardiovascular diseases were present in 23 % of cases. The remainder exhibited common symptoms which we termed "cardiovascular PASC syndrome."
Discussion: We found that only one in four patients had a new cardiovascular diagnosis, but most displayed a pattern of symptoms associated with exercise intolerance.
Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Coronavirus disease 2019; Long COVID; Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19.