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Prognostic and Clinical Impact of Cardiovascular Involvement in Patients With COVID-19

Conditions
Covid19
Myocardial Injury
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Morbidity
Heart Failure
Registration Number
NCT04624503
Lead Sponsor
Humanitas Hospital, Italy
Brief Summary

COVID-19 infection has been associated with numerous cardiac manifestations. Indeed, SARS-CoV-2 may impact on cardiovascular system through a direct myocardial infection or a secondary cardiac involvement due to hypoxia or metabolic supply-demand imbalance or prothrombotic inflammatory state. As a consequence of and besides acute myocardial damages, COVID-19 could also determine chronic cardiovascular consequences, with a significant impact on long-term prognosis, quality of life and functional capacity of COVID-19 survivors.

On this basis, we aim to define the clinical and prognostic effects of myocardial involvement in COVID-19 patients.

Detailed Description

COVID-19 infection has been associated with numerous cardiac manifestations. Indeed, SARS-CoV-2 may impact on cardiovascular system through a direct myocardial infection or a secondary cardiac involvement due to hypoxia or metabolic supply-demand imbalance or prothrombotic inflammatory state. As a consequence of and besides acute myocardial damages, COVID-19 could also determine chronic cardiovascular consequences, with a significant impact on long-term prognosis, quality of life and functional capacity of COVID-19 survivors.

On this basis, we aim to define the clinical and prognostic effects of myocardial involvement in COVID-19 patients, with a 1-month and 6-month follow-up composed of clinical evaluation, electrocardiogram, trans-thoracic echocardiogram, cardiovascular magnetic resonance, chest computerized tomography scan and cardiopulmonary exercise test.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
500
Inclusion Criteria

patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19

Exclusion Criteria

None.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
All-cause mortality6 months

Mortality due to all causes at 6 months after hospitalization

Cardiovascular mortality6 months

Mortality due to cardiovascular causes at 6 months after hospitalization

Major adverse cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, hospitalizations due to heart failure, revascularizations, cardiovascular mortality)6 months

Major adverse cardiovascular events at 6 months after hospitalization

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Left ventricular systolic function (cardiac magnetic resonance, echocardiography)6 months

Left ventricular systolic function evaluated with multimodality imaging

NYHA class6 months

NYHA functional class: from I (no limitation of physical activity) to IV (severe limitation with symptoms at rest)

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Centro Cardiologico Monzino

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Milan, Italy

IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri

🇮🇹

Pavia, Italy

IRCCS Auxologico San Luca

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

Humanitas Research Hospital

🇮🇹

Rozzano, Milan, Italy

IRCCS San Donato

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

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