October 19, 2020

Cardiovascular Diseases Burden in COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

A systematic review and meta-analysis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and COVID-19 (n=56 studies) identified a high burden of CVD among individuals with COVID-19 and significantly elevated risk for  mortality and ICU admission among COVID-19 patients with CVD. Specifically, acute cardiac injury, (OR=13.3), hypertension (OR=2.6), heart failure (OR=6.7), arrhythmia (OR=2.8), coronary artery disease (OR=3.8), and cardiovascular disease (OR=2.6) were all significantly associated with mortality. Arrhythmia (OR=7.0), acute cardiac injury (OR=15.6), coronary heart disease (OR=2.6), cardiovascular disease (OR=3.1), and hypertension (OR=2.0) were significantly associated with ICU admission in patients with COVID-19.

Hessami et al. (2020). Cardiovascular Diseases Burden in COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.022