Longitudinal Trends in Cardiovascular Risk Factor Profiles and Complications Among Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Infection: Results From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.
Eric J HallColby R AyersAhmed A KolkailahChristine RutanJason WalchokJoseph H WilliamsTracy Y WangFatima RodriguezSteven M BradleyLaura M StevensJennifer L HallPratheek MallyaGregory A RothDavid A MorrowMitchell S V ElkindSandeep R DasJames A de LemosPublished in: Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes (2023)
Despite a shifting risk factor profile toward a younger population with lower rates of established CVD, the incidence of diagnosed cardiovascular complications of COVID increased from the onset of the pandemic through December 2021. All-cause mortality decreased during the initial months of the pandemic and thereafter remained consistently high through December 2021.