Abstract 14094: Gender Difference in Covid-19 Test Status and Disease Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients

Autor: Rami Doukky, Arlet V Nedeltcheva
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Circulation. 142
ISSN: 1524-4539
0009-7322
DOI: 10.1161/circ.142.suppl_3.14094
Popis: Introduction: Heart failure is a common health problem in older patients. As part of quality improvement study we analyzed the data of Heart failure patients admitted for COVID-19 infection in Cook County Health, Stroger Academic Hospital between March 19 and May 27, 2020. Hypothesis: 1. To test if all patient admitted for Covid-19 will test positive. 2. To test if there is gender difference in the Heart failure patients affected by Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: Quality improvement clinical research. Results: For the period stated 74 patients with Heart failure were admitted for treatment of Covid-19 viral infection (31% female vs. 69% male), ages 29 to 88 (Mean 61+/-12). From all Heart failure patients admitted for COVID-19 only 42% tested Covid-19 positive (19% female vs. 81% male).Table:1 From all Heart failure patients admitted (74) there were 3 deaths and they were in patients who tested positive for Covid-19. Their medical condition was complicated by severe comorbidity as HIV, multi-organ metastatic cancer, one patient had DNR/DNI status. From the Heart failure patients admitted for Covid-19 symptoms 96% went home with improved health. Conclusions: Our analysis indicates that there is gender difference in magnitude Covid-19 virus affects Heart Failure patients and in their health outcome. This data may be used as base for individualized health care approach.
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