The Impact of COVID-19 on Mortality and Clinical Characteristics in Hospitalized Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease in the Year 2020 in Germany.

Sven M PiepenburgMariya MaslarskaKlaus KaierConstantin von Zur MühlenDirk WestermannChristoph Hehrlein

Published in: Angiology (2024)

Pneumonia and major amputations were associated with high mortality rates in PAD + COVID-19 in 2020. However, we could not detect a relevant influence of pulmonary thromboembolism, myocardial infarction or stroke on higher death rates of PAD + COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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peripheral artery disease
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
risk factors
pulmonary hypertension
left ventricular
coronary artery disease
intensive care unit
brain injury