Clinical characteristics and in-hospital outcomes of COVID-19 patients with history of heart failure: a propensity score-matched study

CONCLUSION: History of HF is associated with a higher risk of mechanical ventilation, cardiogenic shock, mortality and longer ICU stay in patients hospitalised for COVID-19, therefore the diagnosis of HF alone is important for predicting clinical outcomes.PMID:34218753 | DOI:10.1080/00015385.2021.1945765

Source: Acta Cardiologica - July 5, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bektas Murat Selda Murat Kadir Ugur Mert Muzaffer Bilgin Yuksel Cavusoglu Source Type: research