Coronary artery calcifications and 6-month mortality in patients with COVID-19 without known atheromatous disease
CONCLUSIONS: Non-electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography during the initial pulmonary assessment of patients with COVID-19 without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease showed a high prevalence of mild, moderate and heavy CAC. CAC score was related to 6-month mortality, independent of conventional cardiovascular risk factors. These results highlight the importance of CAC scoring for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and calls for attention to patients with high CAC.PMID:35305915 | DOI:10.1016/j.acvd.2022.02.007
Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Cardiology Authors: Anne-Sophie Le Hir Antoine Fayol Elie Mousseaux Nicolas Danchin Victoria Tea Chekrallah Chamandi Gilles Soulat Etienne Puymirat Source Type: research
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