Effect of aspirin in COVID-19 outcomes of older adults with a history of coronary artery disease
Zadeh et al.,
Effect of aspirin in COVID-19 outcomes of older adults with a history of coronary artery disease,
Innovation in Aging, doi:10.1093/geroni/igac059.3047
Retrospective 4,017 coronary artery disease patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the USA, showing no significant difference in outcomes with low dose aspirin use.
risk of death, 37.0% lower, RR 0.63, p = 0.28.
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risk of ICU admission, 1.0% higher, RR 1.01, p = 0.79.
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Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. Submit updates
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Zadeh et al., 20 Dec 2022, retrospective, USA, peer-reviewed, mean age 62.2, 8 authors.
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IMPACT OF OACS ON OUTCOMES OF COVID-19
INFECTION IN OLDER ADULTS WITH HISTORY OF
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Ricardo Criado Carrero,1 Andrew Carl Crawford,1
Ali Vaeli Zadeh,2 Alan Wong,3 Ana De Diego Diaz,4
Elias Collado,2 and Joshua Larned5, 1. University of Miami/
Holy Cross Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United
States, 2. Holy Cross Health-Jim Moran Cardiovascular
Research Institute, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States,
3. Holy Cross Health-University of Miami, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, United States, 4. University of Miami/Holy Cross
Hospital, Fort Luderdale, Florida, United States, 5. Holy
Cross Health- University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United
States
Background: Age, atrial fibrillation (AF), and COVID-19
infection predispose patients to hypercoagulability and poor
outcomes. It is unclear if older adults with AF and COVID19 infection would benefit from oral anticoagulants (OACs).
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using the
PearlDiver database (PearlDiver Technologies, Fort Wayne,
IN). Using ICD-10 codes, adults aged 65–75 and Elixhauser
Comorbidity index(ECI) >4 with a history of AF admitted for
COVID-19 were identified. The use of OACs for 6 months
before the index event was used to split the cohort into two
propensity score-matched groups considering age, gender, and
ECI. Records from both groups were reviewed for multiple outcomes during the same admission. Pearson’s chi-squared test
was used to compare groups. The strength of association was
reported using Risk Ratios (RR). A p-value < 0.05 was deemed
significant. Results: We compared 16,967 individuals in both
anticoagulated and non-anticoagulated groups. Anticoagulated
patients had a lower risk of mortality (RR=0.11, p=0.026), and
a higher risk of 30-day all-cause readmission(RR=1.12, p <
0.0001). However, there were no differences in ICU admission,
gastrointestinal bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage, thromboembolic events, or length of hospitalization. Conclusion:
Compared to non-anticoagulated patients, older adults with a
history AF on chronic oral anticoagulants had a lower risk of
all-cause mortality, and higher risk of 30-day all-cause readmission. This information would help clinicians decide whether to
prescribe OACs to this population of patients.
GENDER AND AGE EFFECTS ON PTG EXPLAINED BY
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN CARDIAC PATIENTS
Amy Ai, and Crim Sabuncu, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
The present study explored the role of gender on
posttraumatic growth (PTG) 30-months after cardiac surgery
and mediation of preoperative psychosocial factors. Two previous meta-analyses found that woman tended to have more
growth than men, and that PTG was associated with improved
overall health, but most studies were cross-sectional and smallscale. Using a prospective design, we followed 262 patients
undergoing cardiovascular operations with surveys and objectively measured medical indices from the Society of Thoracic
Surgeons’ (STS) national database. Participants completed a
follow-up survey on PTG 30-month after surgery. Bivariate correlations related PTG with female gender, age, minority race,
marriage, and faith-based factors, but no medical or other psychosocial factors. In hierarchical regressions, gender and age
were linked with PTG, alongside other demographics in Step-1.
These effects sustained after entry of STS indices, in Step-2, but
the gender role diminished after adding medical comorbidities,
preoperative..
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