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ArticleInternational journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention2024

High prevalence of cardiac post-acute sequelae in patients recovered from Covid-19. Results from the ARCA post-COVID study.

Valeria Antoncecchi, Ettore Antoncecchi, Enrico Orsini, Giuseppe D'Ascenzo, Ugo Oliviero, Ketty Savino, Angelo Aloisio, Laura Casalino, Adele Lillo, Emilia Chiuini and 4 more

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Valeria AntoncecchiUO Cardiologia PO Bari Sud, Triggiano, (BA), Italy.
Ettore AntoncecchiServizio di Cardiologia Centro Polispecialistico Medigea, Modugno, (Bari), Italy.
Enrico OrsiniARCA Toscana, Pisa, Italy.
Giuseppe D'AscenzoARCA Molise, Termoli, Italy.
Ugo OlivieroPast dirigente medico, AUO Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
Ketty SavinoCardiologia e Fisiopatologia Cardiovascolare, Università e Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Italy.
Angelo AloisioUDD Cardiologia/UTIC, Casa di Cura Villa Verde, Taranto, Italy.
Laura CasalinoCardiologia ASL 3 Genovese, Genova, Italy.
Adele LilloCardiologia, Distretto Socio-Sanitario 10, Ospedale Fallacara, Triggiano, (BA), Italy.
Emilia ChiuiniASL Umbria 1, Perugia, Italy.
Giosuè SantoroAssociazioni Regionali Cardiologi Ambulatoriali (ARCA), Campania, Italy.
Vincenzo ManfrèARCA Sicilia, Ragusa, Italy.
Valeria RizzoARCA, Sicilia, Italy.
Giovanni Battista ZitoARCA Campania, Pompei, (Na), Italy.

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Abstract

Background: Many data were published about Long-Covid prevalence, very few about the findings of new cardiac alterations (NCA) in COVID-19-recovered people. Results: The median age was 56 years (IQR 44-67); women were 52.19%; in the acute phase 24.1% of patients were treated in a medical department, 7.2% in the ICU and the others at home. At the visit, 389 patients (77.49%) complained of a broad range of symptoms. We reported patients' characteristics according to the course of the disease and the persistence of symptoms. NCA were found in 138 patients (27.49%): among them 60 cases (11.95%) of pericardial effusion. Patients with NCA were older (median 60y, IQR: 47-72, vs median 56y, IQR 42-65), had a higher prevalence of smokers (27% vs 17%; p0.014), CAD (11% vs 6%; p0.048) and stroke/TIA (3.6% vs 0.3%; p0.002) and a lower prevalence of hypercholesterolemia (18% vs 30%; p0.007). The prevalence of NCA seems constant with different subtypes of the virus. Conclusion: the prevalence of NCA in patients who recovered from COVID-19 is high and constant since the beginning of the pandemic; it is predictable based on hospitalization and long-lasting symptoms (9.64%-42.52%). Patients with one of these characteristics should undergo cardiological screening.

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Cardiovascular diseaseCovid-19Long CovidPericarditisPost-acute sequelaeSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC11024661

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