Acute myocardial infarction due to coronary stent thrombosis in a symptomatic COVID-19 patient.
Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
Short-term cardiac outcome in survivors of COVID-19: a systematic study after hospital discharge
Published in Clinical Research in Cardiology
Background COVID-19 has caused considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide and cardiac involvement has been reported during infection. The short-term cardiac outcome in survivors of COVID-19 is not known. Objective To examine the heart of patients who survived COVID-19 and to compare the cardiac outcome between patients who recovered from mild-t...
Impact of oral anticoagulation on clinical outcomes of COVID-19: a nationwide cohort study of hospitalized patients in G...
...Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of concomitant long-term medication-with a focus on ACE inhibitors and oral anticoagulation-on clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019. This is a retrospective cohort study using claims data of the biggest German health insurance company AOK, covering 26.9 million ...
Determinants of soluble angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 concentrations in adult patients with complex congenital heart d...
Published in Clinical Research in Cardiology
Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 is known to be a functional receptor for SARS-CoV-2 in the current pandemic. Soluble ACE2 (sACE2) concentrations are elevated in patients with various cardiovascular disorders including heart failure. Methods In a total of 182 consecutive adult patients with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) and...
COVID-19 sends STEMI to quarantine!?
Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
Impaired cardiac function is associated with mortality in patients with acute COVID-19 infection.
...Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
COVID-19 infection may cause severe respiratory distress and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Impaired cardiac function and/or pre-existing cardiovascular disease may be associated with poor prognosis. In the present study, we report a comprehensive cardiovascular characterization in the first consecutive collective of patients...
Response to paper by Tsioufis et al.
Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
Response to the letter to the editor by Kampert et al. entitled "Impact of wearing a facial covering on aerobic exercise...
Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
Capacity changes in German certified chest pain units during COVID-19 outbreak response.
Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
We sought to determine structure and changes in organisation and bed capacities of certified German chest pain units (CPU) in response to the emergency plan set-up as a response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The study was conducted in the form of a standardised telephone interview survey in certified German CPUs. Analyses comprised the overall settin...
Reduction in cardiovascular emergency admissions in Monaco during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
