COVID-19 in adult patients with CHD: a matter of anatomy or comorbidities?

Ferrero PaoloIsabelle PiazzaMatteo Ciuffreda

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2020)

Little is know about COVID-19 outcome in specific populations such as Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patients. We report three cases of adult patients with similar underlying disease with completely different clinical severity at the time of COVID-19 infection. The patient with the most severe clinical course was obese and diabetic, suggesting that COVID-19 mortality and morbidity in Adult congenital heart disease patients might be independent of anatomic complexity.

Keyphrases

congenital heart disease
coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
type diabetes
peritoneal dialysis
adipose tissue
prognostic factors
weight loss
patient reported outcomes
cardiovascular events
early onset
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
genetic diversity