IntroductionDeep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are key complications of coronavirus disease 2019 . The study's primary outcome was assessing the utility of Wells DVT, Wells PE scores, and D-dimers in diagnosing DVT and PE. Secondary outcomes were the risk factors for the development of PE and DVT in COVID-19 patients. Materials and methodsWe compared COVID-19 patients with a positive and negative lower extremity (LE) duplex. A similar approach was made for patients who underwent imaging for PE. ConclusionsThe combined approach of using a Wells DVT score of 3 in suspected DVT and Wells PE score of 4 in suspected PE and D-dimers of 500 ng/ml may be used to diagnose PE and DVT in COVID-19. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurrence in COVID-19 is associated with non-traditional risk factors such as intubation and higher severity of systemic inflammation, and these patients may benefit from more aggressive testing for VTE.

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Background: Previous studies on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were limited to specific geographical locations and small sample sizes. Therefore, we used the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) 2020 database to determine the risk factors for severe outcomes and mortality in COVID-19. Methods: We included adult patients with COVID-19. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the predictors of severe outcomes and mortality in COVID-19. Results: 1,608,980 (95% CI 1,570,803–1,647,156) hospitalizations with COVID-19 were included. Severe complications occurred in 78.3% of COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and 25% of COVID-19 pneumonia patients. The mortality rate for COVID-19 ARDS was 54% and for COVID-19 pneumonia was 16.6%. On multivariate analysis, age > 65 years, male sex, government insurance or no insurance, residence in low-income areas, non-white races, stroke, chronic kidney disease, heart failure, malnutrition, primary immunodeficiency, long-term steroid/immunomodulatory use, complicated diabetes mellitus, and liver disease were associated with COVID-19 related complications and mortality. Cardiac arrest, septic shock, and intubation had the highest odds of mortality. Conclusions: Socioeconomic disparities and medical comorbidities were significant determinants of mortality in the US in the pre-vaccine era. Therefore, aggressive vaccination of high-risk patients and healthcare policies to address socioeconomic disparities are necessary to reduce death rates in future pandemics.

BackgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is associated with troponin elevation, which is associated with increased mortality. However, it is not clear if troponin elevation is independently linked to increased mortality in COVID-19 patients. Although there is considerable literature on risk factors for mortality in COVID-19-associated myocardial injury, the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE), Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI), and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores have not been studied in COVID-19-related myocardial injury. This data is important in risk-stratifying COVID-19 myocardial injury patients.

Introduction Prediabetes is defined as Hba1c 5.7% - 6.4%, with an intermediate metabolic state and includes impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose due to insulin resistance. While Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the possible link between Prediabetes and risk of Myocardial infarction (MI) has become a focus of interest in recent years. We wanted to evaluate if Prediabetes is independently associated with increased risk for MI. Methods We included adult patients admitted to teaching hospitals with a primary or secondary diagnosis of "acute myocardial infarction" from the National inpatient sample of 2016, 2017, and 2018. We created three separate multivariate logistic regression models with outcomes as MI, Percutaneous intervention (PCI), and CABG (Coronary artery bypass grafting). Results A total of 1,794,149 (95% CI 1,753,742-1,834,556) weighted hospitalizations with MI were included. Out of the 1.79 million patients with MI, 1% had Prediabetes. Prediabetes was greatly associated with increased odds for MI (OR 1.41, 95% CI 1.35-1.47, P=0.000). After adjusting for age, sex, race, family history of MI, dyslipidemia, hypertension, Diabetes, nicotine dependence, and obesity, Prediabetes was significantly associated with increased odds of MI (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.20-1.31, P=0.000), increased odds of PCI (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.37-1.53, P=0.000) and increased odds of CABG (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.77-2.16, P=0.000). Discussion Our study shows that Prediabetes may be an independent risk factor for MI despite adjusting for the well-established risk factors. Coronary interventions such as PCI and CABG were highly associated with Prediabetes, suggesting macrovascular CAD. This growing evidence indicates the need to identify patients with Prediabetes and aggressively manage their cardiovascular risk factors to prevent MI. Although Prediabetes is commonly missed during coding and adds a limitation to this study, we would highlight that the association of Prediabetes with Myocardial Infarction, PCI, and CABG is a significant addition to the literature. Our study serves as a wake-up call for clinicians and patients to shift the focus to preventing Prediabetes and not just Diabetes. Our findings reinforce the importance of early recognition by screening and early intervention of Prediabetes by lifestyle changes and/or medications to decrease the risk of cardiovascular events. Presentation: Saturday, June 11, 2022 12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.