Impact of COVID ‐19 pandemic on acute heart failure admissions and mortality: a multicentre study (COV‐HF‐SIRIO 6 study)

ConclusionsOur study indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic led to (i) reduced hospital admissions for AHF; (ii) decreased number of self-referred AHF patients and increased number of AHF patients brought by an ambulance; and (iii) increased in-hospital mortality for AHF with very high mortality rate for concomitant AHF and COVID-19.

Source: ESC Heart Failure - November 17, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Jacek Kubica, Ma łgorzata Ostrowska, Wioleta Stolarek, Michał Kasprzak, Klaudyna Grzelakowska, Jacek Kryś, Aldona Kubica, Piotr Adamski, Przemysław Podhajski, Eliano Pio Navarese, Edyta Anielska‐Michalak, Oliwia Brycht, Andrzej Curzytek, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research