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

ISARIC Characterisation Group, Luis Felipe Reyes*, Esteban Garcia-Gallo, Srinivas Murthy, Yuli V Fuentes, Cristian C Serrano, Elsa D Ibáñez-Prada, James Lee, Amanda Rojek, Barbara Wanjiru Citarella, Bronner P Gonçalves, Jake Dunning, Indrek Rätsep, Andre Emilio Viñan-Garces, Christiana Kartsonaki, Jordi Rello, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Manu Shankar-Hari, Piero L Olliaro, Laura Merson

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Article number154318
JournalJournal of Critical Care
Volume77
Early online date9 May 2023
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 9 May 2023

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