Coronary artery calcifications and 6-month mortality in patients with COVID-19 without known atheromatous disease
Affiliation:
1. Faculté de médecine, Sorbonne université, 75006 Paris, France;2. Faculté de médecine, université de Paris, 75006 Paris, France;3. Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, PARCC, UMR970, 75015 Paris, France;4. CIC1418 and DMU CARTE, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP–HP, 75015 Paris, France;5. Department of radiology, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP–HP, 75015 Paris, France;6. Department of cardiology, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, AP–HP, 75015 Paris, France
Abstract:
Central illustration. Six-month mortality according to category of coronary artery calcium (CAC). The mortality rate increased with the magnitude of calcifications according to a visual scoring of CAC on chest computed tomography. CAC was associated with 6-month mortality, independent of conventional cardiovascular risk-factors, in patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 without known atheromatous disease. CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio.