Myocardial Infarction in Patients with and without COVID-19: Comparisons of Characteristics, Clinical Courses, and Outcomes
| Autor: | Hossein Sheibani, Mehran Gheshlaghi, Somayeh Shah Hosseini, Mojgan Javedani Masroor, Salman Daliri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Tehran University Heart Center, Vol 18, Iss 01 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1735-8620 2008-2371 |
| Popis: | Background: COVID-19 has rapidly become a global health emergency. This infection can cause damage to various organs. Injury to myocardial cells is one of the salient manifestations of COVID-19. The clinical course and outcome of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are influenced by various factors, including comorbidities and concomitant diseases. One of these acute concomitant diseases is COVID-19, which can affect the clinical course and outcome of acute myocardial infarction (MI). Methods: The present cross-sectional study compared the clinical course and outcome of MI and some of its practical factors between patients with and without COVID-19. The study population consisted of 180 patients (129 males and 51 females) diagnosed with acute MI. Eighty patients had COVID-19 infection concurrently. Results: The mean age of the patients was 65.62 years. The frequencies of non–ST-elevation MI (vs ST-elevation MI), lower ejection fractions ( |
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