Clinical outcome of COVID-19 in patients with adult congenital heart disease.
Markus SchwerzmannFrancisco Javier Ruperti-RepiladoHelmut BaumgartnerBerto BoumaJudith BouchardyWerner BudtsLaurence CampensMassimo ChessaMaria Jesús Del Cerro MarinHarald GabrielPastora GallegoRocio Garcia-OrtaAna Elvira GonzalezAnnette Schophuus JensenMagalie LadouceurBerta Miranda-BarrioMarielle MorissensAgnes PasquetJoaquín RuedaAnnemien E van den BoschHeleen Berdina van der ZwaanDaniel ToblerMatthias Greutmannnull nullPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2021)
Among patients with ACHD, general risk factors (age, obesity and multiple comorbidities) are associated with an increased risk of complicated COVID-19 course. Congenital cardiac defects at particularly high risk were cyanotic lesions, including unrepaired cyanotic defects or Eisenmenger syndrome.