Mayo Clinic proceedings
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To evaluate the clinical course of and risk factors for arterial thrombotic events in adult inpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). ⋯ A dramatically high rate of in-hospital death was observed in patients who suffered arterial thrombotic events in the setting of COVID-19 infection. A D-dimer level above 1250 ng/mL at entry may identify COVID-19+ patients at risk for arterial thrombotic events.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Feb 2021
Acute Myocardial Infarction in Autoimmune Rheumatologic Disease: A Nationwide Analysis of Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Management Strategy.
To examine national-level differences in management strategies and outcomes in patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease (AIRD) with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) from 2004 through 2014. ⋯ In a nationwide cohort of AMI hospitalizations we found lower use of invasive management in patients with SLE and worse outcomes after AMI in patients with SLE and SSC compared with those without AIRD.