Thomas A Kite, Peter F Ludman, Chris P Gale, Jianhua Wu, Adriano Caixeta, Jacques Mansourati, Manel Sabate, Pilar Jimenez-Quevedo, Luciano Candilio, Parham Sadeghipour, Angel M Iniesta, Stephen P Hoole, Nick Palmer, Albert Ariza-Solé, Alim Namitokov, Hector H Escutia-Cuevas, Flavien Vincent, Otilia Tica, Mzee Ngunga, Imad Meray, Andrew Morrow, Md Minhaj Arefin, Steven Lindsay, Ghada Kazamel, Vinoda Sharma, Aly Saad, Gianfranco Sinagra, Federico Ariel Sanchez, Marek Roik, Stefano Savonitto, Marija Vavlukis, Shankar Sangaraju, Iqbal S Malik, Sharon Kean, Nick Curzen, Colin Berry, Gregg W Stone, Bernard J Gersh, Anthony H Gershlick
BACKGROUND: Published data suggest worse outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients and concurrent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Mechanisms remain unclear. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to report the demographics, angiographic findings, and in-hospital outcomes of COVID-19 ACS patients and compare these with pre-COVID-19 cohorts. METHODS: From March 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020, data from 55 international centers were entered into a prospective, COVID-ACS Registry...
May 25, 2021: Journal of the American College of Cardiology