European heart journal
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European heart journal · May 2020
Comparative StudyCharacteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and cardiac disease in Northern Italy.
To compare demographic characteristics, clinical presentation, and outcomes of patients with and without concomitant cardiac disease, hospitalized for COVID-19 in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. ⋯ Hospitalized patients with concomitant cardiac disease and COVID-19 have an extremely poor prognosis compared with subjects without a history of cardiac disease, with higher mortality, thrombo-embolic events, and septic shock rates.