COVID-19, Outcomes and STEMI - Cardiovascular Update

The impact of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalized patients with STEMI in the United States: insights from the National Inpatient Sample

Coronary Artery Disease Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Background It is unclear how COVID-19 pandemic affected care and outcomes among patients who are diagnosed with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the USA. Results There were 1 050 905 hospitalizations with STEMI, and there was an 8.2% 12.55, P < 0.001) with COVID-19 infection compared with no infection.

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COVID-19 STEMI Inpatient Hospital

Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

This is a 30-something healthy patient presented with COVID pneumonia who presented to the ED. An elevated troponin in a COVID patient confers about 4x the risk of mortality than a normal one. Beware elevated troponins in COVID patients. He was moderately hypoxic. There is minimal, probably normal STE in V2-V6. 3–8 Shi et al.

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Cardiac Arrest COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock

The impact of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalized patients with STEMI in the United States: insights from the National Inpatient Sample

Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

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