Cardiovascular risk factors and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia in Somalia

Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially life-threatening illness with no established treatment. Cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) exacerbate COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Objective: To determine the prevalence of CRF and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with C...

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Published in:Therapeutic advances in infectious disease 2022-04, Vol.9
Main Authors: Ahmed, Mohammed A.M., Hussein, Ahmed Mohamud, Abdullahi, Aweis Ahmed Moalim, Ahmed, Abdirizak Yusuf, Hussain, Hamdi M.A., Ali, Abdiaziz Mohamed, Barre, Abdulqadir Abdinur, Yusuf, Farhia Mohamud, Olum, Ronald, Sereke, Senai Goitom, Elfadul, Maisa Ahmed, Colebunders, Robert, Bongomin, Felix
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Language:English
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Age
Cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Clinical outcomes
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Heart diseases
Hospitalization
Medical records
Morbidity
Mortality
Original Research
Patients
Polymerase chain reaction
Risk factors
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Summary:Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a potentially life-threatening illness with no established treatment. Cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs) exacerbate COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Objective: To determine the prevalence of CRF and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in a tertiary hospital in Somalia. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of patients aged 18 years or older with a real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)–confirmed COVID-19 hospitalized at the De Martino Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, between March and July 2020. Results: We enrolled 230 participants; 159 (69.1%) males, median age was 56 (41–66) years. In-hospital mortality was 19.6% (n = 45); 77.8% in the intensive care unit (ICU) compared with 22.2%, in the general wards (p 
ISSN:2049-9361
2049-937X
DOI:10.1177/20499361221095731