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Med Clin (Engl Ed) . Analysis of cardiovascular disease factors on SARS-CoV-2 infection severity

tetano

Editor, Senior Moderator
Med Clin (Engl Ed)


. 2022 Aug 26;159(4):171-176.
doi: 10.1016/j.medcle.2021.09.030.
Analysis of cardiovascular disease factors on SARS-CoV-2 infection severity


Zai-Qiang Zhang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Jian-Qiao Wan[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Sheng-Kui Zhu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Man Wang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Xin-An Wang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Xiao-Hong Tong[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Jia-Wang Ding[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]



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Abstract

in English, Spanish
Background: At present, COVID-19 is a global pandemic and is seriously harmful to humans. In this retrospective study, the aim was to investigate the interaction between CVD and COVID-19.
Methods: A total of 180 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in Yichang Central People's Hospital from 29 January to 17 March 2020 were initially included. The medical history, clinical manifestations at the time of admission, laboratory test results, hospitalization time and complications were recorded. According to the medical history, the patients were assigned to the nonsevere group with non-CVD (n = 90), the nonsevere group with CVD (n = 22), the severe group with non-CVD (n = 40) and the severe group with CVD (n = 28).
Results: In the severe group, compared with non-CVD patients, CVD patients had a significantly higher incidence of fever (P < 0.05). However, compared with the nonsevere group, the severe group had significantly higher proportions of patients with hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, CHD and HF (all P < 0.05). Among the patients with nonsevere COVID-19, the WBC count and the levels of IL-6, CRP, D-dimer, NT-proBNP, and FBG were significantly higher and the Hb level was significantly lower in the CVD patients than in the non-CVD patients (all P < 0.05). However, among the patients with severe COVID-19, only the level of NT-proBNP was significantly higher in CVD patients than in non-CVD patients (P < 0.05). In addition, the WBC count and the levels of IL-6, CRP, D-dimer, CKMB, ALT, AST, SCR, NT-proBNP, and FBG were significantly higher and the Hb level was significantly lower in the severe group than in the nonsevere group (all P < 0.05). However, among the patients with severe COVID-19, the incidences of acute myocardial injury, acute kidney injury, arrhythmia, and sudden death were significantly higher in the CVD group than in the non-CVD group (all P < 0.05). The same results were found in the comparison of the nonsevere group with the severe group. Among the patients with nonsevere COVID-19, those without CVD had a mean hospitalization duration of 25.25 (SD 7.61) days, while those with CVD had a mean hospitalization duration of 28.77 (SD 6.11) days; the difference was significant (P < 0.05). The same results were found in the comparison of the severe group.
Conclusions: CVD affects the severity of COVID-19. COVID-19 also increases the risk of severe CVD.

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease (CVD); Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Myocardial injury; Severe clinical complications.
 
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