Journal article
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 positivity on clinical outcome among STEMI patients undergoing mechanical reperfusion: Insights from the ISACS STEMI COVID 19 registry
Atherosclerosis, Vol.332, pp.48-54
09/01/2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.926
PMCID: PMC8294603
PMID: 34391035
Abstract
Background and aims: SARS-Cov-2 predisposes patients to thrombotic complications, due to excessive inflam-mation, endothelial dysfunction, platelet activation, and coagulation/fibrinolysis disturbances. The aim of the present study was to evaluate clinical characteristics and prognostic impact of SARS-CoV-2 positivity among STEMI patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI).
Methods: We selected SARS-CoV-2 positive patients included in the ISACS-STEMI COVID-19, a retrospective multicenter European registry including 6609 STEMI patients treated with PPCI from March 1st until April 30th, in 2019 and 2020. As a reference group, we randomly sampled 5 SARS-Cov-2 negative patients per each SARS-CoV-2 positive patient, individually matched for age, sex, and hospital/geographic area. Study endpoints were in-hospital mortality, definite stent thrombosis, heart failure.
Results: Our population is represented by 62 positive SARS-CoV-2 positive patients who were compared with a matched population of 310 STEMI patients. No significant difference was observed in baseline characteristics or the modality of access to the PCI center. In the SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, the culprit lesion was more often located in the RCA (p < 0.001). Despite similar pre and postprocedural TIMI flow, we observed a trend in higher use of GP IIb-IIIa inhibitors and a significantly higher use of thrombectomy in the SARS-CoV-2 positive patients. SARS-CoV-2 positivity was associated with a remarkably higher in hospital mortality (29% vs 5.5%, p < 0.001), definite in-stent thrombosis (8.1% vs 1.6%, p symbolscript 0.004) and heart failure (22.6% vs 10.6%, p symbolscript 0.001) that was confirmed after adjustment for confounding factors.
Conclusions: Our study showed that among STEMI patients, SARS-CoV-2 positivity is associated with larger thrombus burden, a remarkably higher mortality but also higher rates of in-stent thrombosis and heart failure.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Impact of SARS-CoV-2 positivity on clinical outcome among STEMI patients undergoing mechanical reperfusion: Insights from the ISACS STEMI COVID 19 registry
- Creators
- Giuseppe De Luca - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della CaritaNiels Debel - KU LeuvenMiha Cercek - Ljubljana University Medical CentreLisette Okkels Jensen - Odense University HospitalMarija Vavlukis - Saints Cyril and Methodius University of SkopjeLucian Calmac - Clinical Emergency Hospital BucharestTom Johnson - University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation TrustGerard Rourai Ferrer - Hosp Univ Bellvitge, Heart Dis Inst, Intervent Cardiol Unit, Barcelona, SpainVladimir Ganyukov - Kemerovo State UniversityWojtek Wojakowski - Medical University of SilesiaTim Kinnaird - University Hospital of WalesClemens von Birgelen - Medisch Spectrum TwenteYves Cottin - Maison des Sciences de l’Homme de DijonAlexander IJsselmuiden - Amphia ZiekenhuisBernardo Tuccillo - Osped Mare, Div Cardiol, Naples, ItalyFrancesco Versaci - Ospedale Santa Maria GorettiKees-Jan Royaards - Maasstad ZiekenhuisJurrien ten Berg - St Antonius Hosp, Div Cardiol, Nieuwegein, NetherlandsMika Laine - Helsinki University HospitalMaurits Dirksen - Northwest HospitalMassimo Siviglia - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali RiunitiGianni Casella - Ospedale MaggiorePetr Kala - Masaryk UniversityJose Luis Diez Gil - Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La FeAdrian Banning - John Radcliffe HospitalVictor Becerra - Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la VictoriaCiro De Simone - Clin Villa dei Fiori, Div Cardiol, Acerra, ItalyAndrea Santucci - Ospedale Santa MariaXavier Carrillo - Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i PujolAlessandra Scoccia - Ospedale Sant'AnnaGiovanni Amoroso - OLVGArnoud Wj van't Hof - Mastricht Univ Med Ctr, Maastricht, NetherlandsTomas Kovarnik - General University Hospital in PragueGrigorios Tsigkas - General University Hospital of PatrasJulinda Mehilli - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGabriele Gabrielli - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali RiunitiXacobe Flores Rios - Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A CoruñaNikola Bakraceski - Ctr Cardiovasc Dis, Ohrid, North MacedoniaSebastien Levesque - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de PoitiersGiuseppe Cirrincione - Azienda di Rilievo Nazionale ed Alta SpecializzazioneVincenzo Guiducci - Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio EmiliaMichal Kidawa - Med Univ Lodz, Cent Hosp, Lodz, PolandLeonardo Spedicato - Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia di UdineLucia Marinucci - Ospedali Riuniti Marche NordPeter Ludman - NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research CentreFilippo Zilio - Ospedale Santa ChiaraGennaro Galasso - Ospedali Riuniti San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'AragonaEnrico Fabris - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Ospedali RiunitiMaurizio Menichelli - Medical University of SilesiaArturo Garcia-Touchard - Hosp Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Div Cardiol, Madrid, SpainStephane Manzo - InsermGianluca Caiazzo - Azienda Ospedaliera S.Giuseppe MoscatiJose Moreu - Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de ToledoJuan Sanchis Fores - Hospital Clínico Universitario de ValenciaLuca Donazzan - Ospedale di BolzanoLuigi Vignali - Azienda Osped Sanitaria, Intervent Cardiol Unit, Parma, ItalyRui Teles - Hospital de Santa CruzEdouard Benit - Jessa HospitalPierfrancesco Agostoni - Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen StuivenbergFrancisco Bosa Ojeda - Hospital Universitario de CanariasHeidi Lehtola - Oulu University HospitalSantiago Camacho-Freiere - Hospital Juan Ramón JiménezAdriaan Kraaijeveld - University Medical Center UtrechtYlitalo Antti - Turku PET CentreMarco Boccalatte - Ospedale Santa MariaPierre Deharo - Hôpital de la TimoneInigo Lozano Martinez-Luengas - Hospital de CabueñesBruno Scheller - Saarland UniversityEfthymia Varytimiadi - University General Hospital AttikonRaul Moreno - Hospital Universitario La PazGiuseppe Uccello - Alessandro Manzoni HospitalBenjamin Faurie - Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste de GrenobleAlejandro Gutierrez Barrios - Hospital Universitario Puerta del MarMarek Milewski - Osped F Spaziani, Div Cardiol, Frosinone, ItalyEwout Bruwiere - Jessa HospitalPieter Smits - Maasstad ZiekenhuisBor Wilbert - St Antonius Hosp, Div Cardiol, Nieuwegein, NetherlandsFortunato Scotto Di Uccio - Osped Mare, Div Cardiol, Naples, ItalyGuido Parodi - Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di SassariElvin Kedhi - Université Libre de BruxellesMonica Verdoia - Ospedale degli Infermi
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Atherosclerosis, Vol.332, pp.48-54
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.926
- PMID
- 34391035
- PMCID
- PMC8294603
- ISSN
- 0021-9150
- eISSN
- 1879-1484
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984627314602771
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