Excess of heart failure-related deaths during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Unites States

Heart failure (HF) represents one of the leading cardiovascular disease and cause of hospitalizations in the US1. HF can be encountered at different stages in the course of COVID-19 disease. However, few investigations have reported epidemiological population-based estimated of HF mortality using contemporary data. To this regard, previous studies have demonstrated that an history of HF confers a higher risk for in-hospital mortality among adults hospitalized with COVID-19, especially in those age more than 65 years and with comorbid conditions2.

Source: Heart and Lung - November 23, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Marco Zuin, Gianluca FACC RigatelliFSCAI, Claudio Bilato Source Type: research