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ArticleAnatolian journal of cardiology2022

Long-Term Clinical Consequences of Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Infection.

Sevgi Özcan, Orhan İnce, Ahmet Güner, Fahrettin Katkat, Esra Dönmez, Sevil Tuğrul, İrfan Şahin, Ertuğrul Okuyan, Meral Kayıkçıoğlu

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Article in Anatolian journal of cardiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Global prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective evidence.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sevgi ÖzcanDepartment of Cardiology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Orhan İnceDepartment of Cardiology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet GünerDepartment of Cardiology, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Fahrettin KatkatDepartment of Cardiology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Esra DönmezDepartment of Cardiology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Sevil TuğrulDepartment of Cardiology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
İrfan ŞahinDepartment of Cardiology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ertuğrul OkuyanDepartment of Cardiology, Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
Meral KayıkçıoğluDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey.
Bağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019, putatively caused by infection with severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2, often involves injury to multiple organs and there are limited data regarding the mid- to long-term consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 after discharge from the hospital. The study aimed to describe the mid- to long-term consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 in hospitalized patients after discharge.

methodsThis single-center, prospective study enrolled coronavirus disease 2019 patients who were discharged uneventfully from our center. All participants underwent face-toface interviews by trained physicians and were asked to complete a series of questionnaires on third and sixth months' follow-up visits.

resultsA total of 406 consecutive discharged coronavirus disease 2019 patients were enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to World Health Organization classification as follows: World Health Organization-3 (n=83); World Health Organization-4 (n=291); and World Health Organization-5,6 (n=32). Length of hospital stay was highly, significantly increased in the higher World Health Organization groups (World Health Organization-3 vs. World Health Organization-4, P < .0001; World Health Organization-3 vs. World Health Organization-5,6, P < .0001; World Health Organization-4 vs. World Health Organization-5,6, P < .0001), whereas the length of intensive care unit stay was highly, significantly increased only in World Health Organization-5,6 group compared to other groups (World Health Organization-3 vs. World Health Organization-5,6, P < .0001; World Health Organization-4 vs. World Health Organization-5,6, P < .0001). The most frequent complaints were chest pain (39%), and the frequency of complaints decreased during the 3-6 months follow-up period. Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that age, coronary artery disease, fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, troponin I, D-dimer, use of steroid and/or low molecular weight heparin, and World Health Organization class were found to be independent predictors of ongoing cardiovascular symptoms.

conclusionsThe current data demonstrated that persistent symptoms were common after coronavirus disease 2019 among hospitalized patients. This should raise awareness among healthcare professionals regarding coronavirus disease 2019 aftercare.

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COVID-19HospitalizationHumansLength of StayProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2

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