Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with severe COVID-19 registered in the ISARIC WHO clinical characterization protocol: A prospective, multinational, observational study

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[Reyes LF] Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia. Clínica Universidad de La Sabana, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. [Garcia-Gallo E] Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia. Pandemic Sciences Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. [Murthy S] Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. [Fuentes YV] Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia. [Serrano CC, Ibáñez-Prada ED] Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia. Clínica Universidad de La Sabana, Cundinamarca, Colombia. [Rello J] Grup de Recerca Clínica/Innovació en la Pneumònia i Sèpsia (CRIPS), Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain. Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

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2023-05-15T12:04:23Z

2023-05-15T12:04:23Z

2023-10



Abstract

COVID-19; Complications; Mortality


COVID-19; Complicacions; Mortalitat


COVID-19; Complicaciones; Mortalidad


Purpose To determine its cumulative incidence, identify the risk factors associated with Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) development, and its impact clinical outcomes. Materials and methods This multinational, multicentre, prospective cohort study from the ISARIC database. We used bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions to explore the risk factors related to MACE development and determine its impact on 28-day and 90-day mortality. Results 49,479 patients were included. Most were male 63.5% (31,441/49,479) and from high-income countries (84.4% [42,774/49,479]); however, >6000 patients were registered in low-and-middle-income countries. MACE cumulative incidence during their hospital stay was 17.8% (8829/49,479). The main risk factors independently associated with the development of MACE were older age, chronic kidney disease or cardiovascular disease, smoking history, and requirement of vasopressors or invasive mechanical ventilation at admission. The overall 28-day and 90-day mortality were higher among patients who developed MACE than those who did not (63.1% [5573/8829] vs. 35.6% [14,487/40,650] p < 0.001; 69.9% [6169/8829] vs. 37.8% [15,372/40,650] p < 0.001, respectively). After adjusting for confounders, MACE remained independently associated with higher 28-day and 90-day mortality (Odds Ratio [95% CI], 1.36 [1.33–1.39];1.47 [1.43–1.50], respectively). Conclusions Patients with severe COVID-19 frequently develop MACE, which is independently associated with worse clinical outcomes.

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English

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Elsevier

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