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Ronco D, Matteucci M, Ravaux JM, Kowalewski M, Massimi G, Torchio F, Trumello C, Naito S, Bonaros N, De Bonis M, Fina D, Kowalówka A, Deja M, Jiritano F, Serraino GF, Kalisnik JM, De Vincentiis C, Ranucci M, Fischlein T, Russo CF, Carrozzini M, Boeken U, Kalampokas N, Golino M, De Ponti R, Pozzi M, Obadia JF, Thielmann M, Scrofani R, Blasi S, Troise G, Antona C, De Martino A, Falcetta G, Actis Dato G, Severgnini P, Musazzi A, Lorusso R. Impact of COVID-19 on incidence and outcomes of post-infarction mechanical complications in Europe. INTERDISCIPLINARY CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY 2023; 37:ivad198. [PMID: 38109676 PMCID: PMC10749759 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivad198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Post-acute myocardial infarction mechanical complications (post-AMI MCs) represent rare but life-threatening conditions, including free-wall rupture, ventricular septal rupture and papillary muscle rupture. During the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, an overwhelming pressure on healthcare systems led to delayed and potentially suboptimal treatments for time-dependent conditions. As AMI-related hospitalizations decreased, limited information is available whether higher rates of post-AMI MCs and related deaths occurred in this setting. This study was aimed to assess how COVID-19 in Europe has impacted the incidence, treatment and outcome of MCs. METHODS The CAUTION-COVID19 study is a multicentre retrospective study collecting 175 patients with post-AMI MCs in 18 centres from 6 European countries, aimed to compare the incidence of such events, related patients' characteristics, and outcomes, between the first year of pandemic and the 2 previous years. RESULTS A non-significant increase in MCs was observed [odds ratio (OR) = 1.15, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.85-1.57; P = 0.364], with stronger growth in ventricular septal rupture diagnoses (OR = 1.43, 95% CI 0.95-2.18; P = 0.090). No significant differences in treatment types and mortality were found between the 2 periods. In-hospital mortality was 50.9% and was higher for conservatively managed cases (90.9%) and lower for surgical patients (44.0%). Patients admitted during COVID-19 more frequently had late-presenting infarction (OR = 2.47, 95% CI 1.24-4.92; P = 0.010), more stable conditions (OR = 2.61, 95% CI 1.27-5.35; P = 0.009) and higher EuroSCORE II (OR = 1.04, 95% CI 1.01-1.06; P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS A non-significant increase in MCs incidence occurred during the first year of COVID-19, characterized by a significantly higher rate of late-presenting infarction, stable conditions and EuroSCORE-II if compared to pre-pandemic data, without affecting treatment and mortality.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniele Ronco
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery Department, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
| | - Matteo Matteucci
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
| | - Justine Mafalda Ravaux
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
| | - Mariusz Kowalewski
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
- Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS-ISMETT, Palermo, Italy
| | - Giulio Massimi
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
| | - Federica Torchio
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
| | - Cinzia Trumello
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
| | - Shiho Naito
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
| | - Michele De Bonis
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Cardiology, Città di Lecce Hospital, GVM Care and Research, Lecce, Italy
| | - Adam Kowalówka
- Thoracic Research Centre, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Innovative Medical Forum, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Upper-Silesian Heart Center, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Silesia, School of Medicine in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Upper-Silesian Heart Center, Katowice, Poland
| | - Federica Jiritano
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, “Magna Graecia” University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
| | - Carlo De Vincentiis
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
| | - Marco Ranucci
- Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Italy
| | - Theodor Fischlein
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Louis Pradel Cardiologic Hospital, Lyon, France
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West-German Heart Center, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
| | - Giovanni Troise
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy
| | - Carlo Antona
- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Sciences of Life, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Vascular Centre, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, Netherlands
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