Which cardiac complications occur in COVID-19 infected patients?
In a statement /summary on this topic by the ACC: In 138 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 16.7% of patients developed arrhythmia and 7.2% experienced acute cardiac…
Category: Prognosis
Do smokers develop more severe COVID-19 disease?
There is conflicting data: A Chinese study in Seventy-eight patients with COVID-19-induced pneumonia identified smoking as a risk factor for progression of pneumonia. A study…
What are the risk factors for mortality
An elevated case fatality rate for preexisting comorbid conditions such as cardiovascular disease (10,5%), diabetes (7,3%), chronic respiratory disease (6,3%), hypertension (6%) and cancer (5,6%)…
Is the mortality of SARS-COV-2 (Covid-19) higher that of the flu?
The case fatality rate for Covid-19 has been varying between 1 and 4 % as of 19 March 2020, whereas the CFR for the Influenza…
What is the time interval between the onset of symptoms and death?
The period from the onset of COVID-19 symptoms to death ranged from 6 to 41 days with a median of 14 days. This period is…
What is the mortality of Covid-19 infection
The mortality for all cases is 2-3%, 80% of cases are considered not severe, 15% severe but not critical and 5% are critical. The mortality…
What is the typical course of disease in patients who develop ARDS and need intensive care?
Dyspnoea ca. 6 days after exposition to the virus → hospital admission approximattely 8 days after exposition → ICU/intubation ca. 10 days after exposition.
What are the causes of death of COVID-19 infection
Most patients die as a result of respiratory failure. Myocardial damage and heart failure is also quite frequently a cause of death (alone or in…