Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine (Mar 2023)

Effects of underlying heart failure on outcomes of COVID-19; a systematic review and meta-analysis

  • Morsali Soroush,
  • Rezazadeh-Gavgani Erfan,
  • Oladghaffari Mobina,
  • Bahramian Shirin,
  • Hamzehzadeh Sina,
  • Samadifar Zahra,
  • Enamzadeh Elgar,
  • Sheikhalipour Zahra,
  • Moradi Haniyeh,
  • Pourmehr Hanieh Salehi,
  • Naseri Amirreza,
  • Taban-Sadeghi Mohammadreza,
  • Daneshvar Sara

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2022-0021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 61, no. 1
pp. 6 – 27

Abstract

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Background: The risk for worse outcomes of COVID-19 (Coronavirus 2019 disease) is higher in patients with cardiac conditions. In this study, we aim to investigate the risks of COVID-19-induced conditions in cases with underlying heart failure.

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