Coronary artery calcium score may be a novel predictor of COVID-19 prognosis: a retrospective study

Coronary artery calcium score may be a novel predictor of COVID-19 prognosis: a retrospective study

BackgroundAlthough several studies have reported an association between atherosclerosis-related diseases and COVID-19, the relationship between COVID-19 severity and atherosclerosis progression remains unclear. The aim of this study is to determine the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) prognostic...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open respiratory research 2021-07, Vol.8 (1), p.e000923
Hauptverfasser: Takeshita, Yuichiro, Terada, Jiro, Fujita, Retsu, Hirasawa, Yasutaka, Kinoshita, Taku, Isaka, Yuri, Kinouchi, Toru, Tajima, Hiroshi, Tada, Yuji, Kiryu, Shigeru, Tsushima, Kenji
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Asymptomatic
Atherosclerosis
Body mass index
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary vessels
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diabetes
Drug dosages
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Hypertension
Illnesses
Infections
Laboratories
Medical imaging
Medical prognosis
Metabolic disorders
Patients
Respiratory Infection
Sea level
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Variables
Vein & artery diseases
viral infection
Vital signs
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundAlthough several studies have reported an association between atherosclerosis-related diseases and COVID-19, the relationship between COVID-19 severity and atherosclerosis progression remains unclear. The aim of this study is to determine the coronary artery calcium score (CACS) prognostic value in patients with COVID-19 using indices such as deterioration in oxygenation and CT images of the chest.MethodsThis was a single-centre retrospective study of 53 consecutive patients with COVID-19 in Narita who were admitted to our hospital between March 2020 and August 2020. CACS was calculated based on non-gated CT scans of the chest performed on admission day. The patients were divided into the following two groups based on CACS: group 1 (CACS ≥180, n=11) and group 2 (CACS
ISSN:2052-4439
2052-4439
DOI:10.1136/bmjresp-2021-000923