Predictors of Worse Outcome in Covid 19 Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome | ||
| Zagazig University Medical Journal | ||
| Volume 31, Issue 7, July 2025, Pages 2708-2719 PDF (1002.8 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/zumj.2025.368674.3884 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sally Osama Abdelhamid* 1; Mohamed Ibrahem Al Awadi2; Mohamed Hasan Khedr2; Tamer Mohamed Moustafa2 | ||
| 1Cardiology Department, Mahalla Cardiac center, Ministry of health, AL Gharbia ,Egypt. | ||
| 2Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in COVID-19 patients is thought to arise from atherosclerotic plaque rupture due to endothelial damage, exacerbated by cytokine storms and inflammatory responses. This work aimed to detect the role of different demographic, clinical, functional, angiographic and laboratory data in prediction of ACS occurrence and worsening in patients with Covid 19. Methods: This case-control study involved 120 patients, with over the age of 18 years, both genders, with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis and suffering from ACS. Three categories of patients were identified: Group A: with COVID 19 and ACS, Group B: without COVID 19 and presenting with ACS and Group C: control group with COVID 19 and no ACS. Results: CK-MB (AUC 0.634, p=0.036, cutoff ≤60 U/L) was a significant predictor of adverse events with 62.07% sensitivity, 50.55% specificity, 28.6% PPV, and 80.7% NPV. EF >50% (AUC 0.690, p<0.001) also predicted adverse events with 75.86% sensitivity, 40.66% specificity, 28.9% PPV, and 84.1% NPV. Univariate and multivariate analyses identified significant predictors of mortality: age, ARDS, D-dimer, CRP (admission/peak), ferritin, AST, CK-MB, EF, Killip class, GRACE score, final TIMI flow, and COVID-19. However, multivariate analysis found GRACE score and COVID-19 as independent mortality predictors. Conclusions: COVID-19 is a reliable indicator of mortality in ACS patients, with the GRACE score being an essential tool for risk assessment. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Acute Coronary Syndrome; Covid 19; Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; Mortality | ||
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