In hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the presence of heart failure or its acute development/worsening is associated with increased in-hospital mortality.
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with HF are at increased risk for in-hospital death. In-hospital worsening of HF or acute HF de novo are common and associated with a further increase in in-hospital mortality.
Sokolski et al. (Fri,) studied this question.
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