Coronary artery calcifications and 6-month mortality in patients with COVID-19 without known atheromatous disease

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BACKGROUND: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) is an independent risk factor for major adverse cardiovascular events; however, its impact on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality remains unclear, especially in patients without known atheromatous disease.

AIMS: To evaluate the association between CAC visual score and 6-month mortality in patients without history of atheromatous disease hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia.

METHODS: A single-centre observational cohort study was conducted, involving 293 consecutive patients with COVID-19 in Paris, France, between 13 March and 30 April 2020, with a 6-month follow-up. Patients with a history of ischaemic stroke or coronary or peripheral artery disease were excluded. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at 6 months according to CAC score, which was assessed by analysing images obtained after the first routine non-electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography scan performed to detect COVID-19 pneumonia.

RESULTS: A total of 251 patients (mean age 64.8±16.7 years) were included in the analysis. Fifty-one patients (20.3%) died within 6 months. The mortality rate increased with the magnitude of calcifications, and was 10/101 (9.9%), 15/66 (22.7%), 10/34 (29.4%) and 16/50 (32.0%) for the no CAC, mild CAC, moderate CAC and heavy CAC groups, respectively (p=0.004). Compared with the no calcification group, adjusted risk of death increased progressively with CAC: hazard ratio (HR) 2.37 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06-5.27), HR 3.1 (95% CI 1.29-7.45) and HR 4.02 (95% CI 1.82-8.88) in the mild, moderate and heavy CAC groups, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: Non-electrocardiogram-gated computed tomography during the initial pulmonary assessment of patients with COVID-19 without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease showed a high prevalence of mild, moderate and heavy CAC. CAC score was related to 6-month mortality, independent of conventional cardiovascular risk factors. These results highlight the importance of CAC scoring for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and calls for attention to patients with high CAC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:115

Enthalten in:

Archives of cardiovascular diseases - 115(2022), 5 vom: 11. Mai, Seite 276-287

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Le Hir, Anne-Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Fayol, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Mousseaux, Elie [VerfasserIn]
Danchin, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Tea, Victoria [VerfasserIn]
Chamandi, Chekrallah [VerfasserIn]
Soulat, Gilles [VerfasserIn]
Puymirat, Etienne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Calcium
Coronaropathie
Coronary artery disease
Journal Article
Lésion myocardique
Mortalité
Mortality
Myocardial injury
Observational Study
Risk stratification
SY7Q814VUP
Stratification du risque

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Date Completed 08.06.2022

Date Revised 02.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.acvd.2022.02.007

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NLM338364439