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ArticleInternational journal of epidemiology2024

Risk of cardiovascular events following COVID-19 in people with and without pre-existing chronic respiratory disease.

Hannah Whittaker, Constantinos Kallis, Thomas Bolton, Angela Wood, Samantha Walker, Aziz Sheikh, Alex Brownrigg, Ashley Akbari, Kamil Sterniczuk, Jennifer K Quint and 1 more

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11 authors.

Hannah WhittakerRespiratory EHR, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Constantinos KallisRespiratory EHR, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Thomas BoltonBritish Heart Foundation Data Science Centre, Health Data Research UK, London, UK.
Angela WoodBritish Heart Foundation Data Science Centre, Health Data Research UK, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7937-304X
Samantha WalkerDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Aziz SheikhUsher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Alex BrownriggBREATHE, Health Data Research UK, London, UK.
Ashley AkbariPopulation Data Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0814-0801
Kamil SterniczukBREATHE, Health Data Research UK, London, UK.
Jennifer K QuintRespiratory EHR, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
CVD-COVID-UK/COVID-IMPACT Consortium

Funding

British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre SP/19/3/34678Health Data ResearchMedical Research Council MC_PC_20058UK Research and Innovation MC_PC_20058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCOVID-19 is associated with cardiovascular outcomes in the general population, but it is unknown whether people with chronic respiratory disease (CRD) have a higher risk of cardiovascular events post-COVID-19 compared with the general population and, if so, what respiratory-related factors may modify this risk in these people.

methodsPrimary and secondary care data from the National Health Service England were used to define a population of adults in England with COVID-19 (index date) between 1 January 2020 and 30 November 2021. Adjusted Cox proportional hazard regression was used to quantify the association between CRD, asthma-related factors, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related factors, and risk of cardiovascular events. Asthma-specific factors included baseline asthma control, exacerbations, and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) dose. COPD-specific risk factors included baseline ICS and exacerbations. Secondary objectives quantified the impact of COVID-19 hospitalisation and vaccine dose on cardiovascular outcomes.

resultsOf 3 670 455 people, those with CRD had a higher risk of cardiovascular events [adjusted hazard ratio (HRadj), 1.08; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.06-1.11], heart failure (HRadj, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.12-1.22), angina (HRadj, 1.13; 95% CI, 1.06-1.20) and pulmonary emboli (HRadj, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.15-1.33) compared with people without CRD. In people with asthma or COPD, baseline exacerbations were associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular outcomes (HRadj, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.27-1.00 and HRadj, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.24-1.46, respectively). Regardless of CRD, the risk of cardiovascular events was lower with increasing COVID-19 vaccine dose.

conclusionsHigher risk of cardiovascular events post-COVID-19 might be explained by the underlying severity of the CRD, and COVID-19 vaccines were beneficial to both people with and those without CRD with regards to cardiovascualr events.

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AsthmaCardiovascular DiseasesCOVID-19Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChronic DiseaseCOVID-19 VaccinesEnglandFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsCOVID-19 Vaccinesasthmacardiovascular diseaseCOPDCOVID-19

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PMCPMC11162089

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