Multiple cardiovascular diseases or risk factors increase the severity of Coronavirus disease 2019

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to determine whether disease severity varied according to whether coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients had multiple or single cardiovascular diseases and risk factors (CVDRFs). Methods and Results: COVID-19 patients with single (n=281) or multiple (n=412) CVDRFs were included retrospectively. Multivariable logistic regression showed no significant difference in the risk of in-hospital death between groups, but patients with multiple CVDRFs had a significantly higher risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (odds ratio: 1.75, 95% confidence interval: 1.09-2.81). Conclusions: COVID-19 patients with multiple CVDRFs have a higher risk of complications than those with a single CDVRF.