CVD risk factors confer elevated risk for mortality in severe COVID-19

CVD risk factors were associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for COVID-19, but preexisting CVD was not, researchers reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Further, myocardial injury, with or without CVD, was linked to increased odds of death or CV events in this population, according to the researchers.
“The study findings highlight that death and cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 are related to the severity of the acute illness and the hyperinflammatory process rather than preexisting heart disease,” Salim S. Hayek, MD, medical director of

CVD risk factors were associated with mortality in patients hospitalized for COVID-19, but preexisting CVD was not, researchers reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Further, myocardial injury, with or without CVD, was linked to increased odds of death or CV events in this population, according to the researchers.
“The study findings highlight that death and cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 are related to the severity of the acute illness and the hyperinflammatory process rather than preexisting heart disease,” Salim S. Hayek, MD, medical director of