Sex differences and disparities in cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19.
Raffaele BugiardiniStefano NavaGaetano CaramoriJinsung YoonLina BadimónMaria BergamiEdina CenkoAntonio DavidIlir DemiriMaria DorobantuOana FroneaRadmilo JankovicSasko KedevNebojsa LadjevicRatko LasicaGoran LoncarGiuseppe MancusoGuiomar MendietaDavor MiličićPetra MjehovićMarijan PašalićMilovan PetrovićLidija PoposkaMarialuisa ScarponeMilena StefanovicMihaela van der SchaarZorana VasiljevicMarija VavlukisMaria Laura Vega PittaoVladan VukomanovicMarija ZdravkovicOlivia ManfriniPublished in: Cardiovascular research (2023)
Women in GW were at increased risk of AHF and in-hospital mortality for COVID-19 compared with men. For patients receiving ICU care, fatal complications including AHF and mortality appeared to be independent of sex. Equitable access to COVID-19 ICU care is needed to minimize the unfavourable outcome of women presenting with COVID-19 related complications.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- healthcare
- intensive care unit
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- palliative care
- risk factors
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- quality improvement
- pregnancy outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnant women
- case report
- cardiovascular events
- breast cancer risk