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. 2020 Oct 30;21(21):8141. doi: 10.3390/ijms21218141

Table 1.

Studies showing a relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and cardiovascular disease.

Authors Study Design No. of Patients Cardiovascular Involvement
[1] Retrospective, multicentre study 1099 Comorbidity [2.5% of patients with CAD]
[6] Retrospective 41 Comorbidity [15% of patients with CVD] and complication [12% of patients with acute cardiac injury; 31% admitted to ICU, 4% non ICU]
[24] Retrospective, multicentre study 8910 Comorbidity associated with mortality [20% of patients non survivors with CAD, 5.6% with HF, 6.8% with arrhythmia]
[39] Retrospective study 416 Complication associated with mortality [19.7% of patients with cardiac injury, mortality in patients with cardiac injury 51.2%]
[40] Retrospective, multicentre study 191 Comorbidity [8% of patients with CAD] and mortality [24% of patient with CAD]
[41] Retrospective, multicentre study 355 Comorbidity [30% of patients with ischemic heart disease, 24.5% of patients with atrial fibrillation]
[42] Retrospective study 99 Comorbidity [40% of patients with CV and CBV diseases]
[56] Retrospective case series 138 Comorbidity [14.5% of patients with CVD]. Complication [44.4% of patients admitted to ICU
[46] Retrospective study 193 Comorbidity [16.1% of patients with CVD, 27.1% of diabetic patients with CVD] and mortality [25% of patients non survivors with CVD].Diabetes
[47] Retrospective study 174 Comorbidity [32.4% of diabetic patients with CVD].
[49] Retrospective study 28 Comorbidity and outcome [ICU patients have higher levels of Troponin I]
[58] Retrospective case series 187 Comorbidity [35.3% of patients with CVD, 27.8% of patients with myocardial injury] and mortality [13.33% of patients with CVD, 37.5% of patients with elevated levels of Troponin I, 69.44% of patients with CVD and elevated levels of Troponin I]
[60] Retrospective study 28 Complication [STEMI as first presentation in 85.7% of cases]
[63] Retrospective study 21 Complication [9.1% of patients with acute cardiac injury]
[59] Case series 54 NT-proBNP associated with higher mortality
[72] Case series 21 Comorbidity [42.9% of patients with congestive heart failure]. Complication [33.3% of patients develop cardiomyopathy]
[62] Case series 18 Complication [STEMI]
[61] Case report 1 Complication [STEMI]
[75] Case report 1 Complication [myocarditis]
[76] Case report 1 Complication [myocarditis]
[77] Case report 1 Complication [myocarditis]
[80] Case report 1 Complication [myocarditis]
[78] Case report 1 Complication [myocarditis]
[81] Case report 1 Complication [Tako-Tsubo syndrome]
[82] Case report 1 Complication [Tako-Tsubo syndrome]
[83] Case report 1 Complication [Tako-Tsubo syndrome]
[84] Case report 1 Complication [Tako-Tsubo syndrome, atrial fibrillation]