The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Fatal Cases of COVID-19 in Fars Province, Iran

Mohammad Javad  Zibaeenezhad; Mehrab Sayadi; Hamed Bazrafshan Drissi; Zahra  Daneshvar; Nader Parsa; Navid Farshadi; Mohammad Reza Hatamnejad; Mehdi Bazrafshan; Alireza Estedlal; Mehran khademalizade; Mohammad Zarenezhad; Zahra Elyaspour; Iman Razeghian-Jahromi

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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Fatal Cases of COVID-19 in Fars Province, Iran

Author(s):

Mohammad Javad Zibaeenezhad

¹,

Mehrab Sayadi

²,

Hamed Bazrafshan Drissi

²,

Zahra Daneshvar

²,

Nader Parsa²,

Navid Farshadi²,

Mohammad Reza Hatamnejad

²,

Mehdi Bazrafshan²,

Alireza Estedlal²,

Mehran khademalizade

²,

Mohammad Zarenezhad³,

Zahra Elyaspour

²,

Iman Razeghian-Jahromi

^2,*

1Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

3Iranian Legal Medicine Research Center, Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, IR Iran

International Cardiovascular Research Journal:Vol. 15, issue 1; e112945

Published online:Mar 30, 2021

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jan 12, 2021

Accepted:Feb 20, 2021

How to Cite:Mohammad Javad ZibaeenezhadMehrab SayadiHamed Bazrafshan DrissiZahra DaneshvarNader ParsaNavid FarshadiMohammad Reza HatamnejadMehdi BazrafshanAlireza EstedlalMehran khademalizadeMohammad ZarenezhadZahra ElyaspourIman Razeghian-Jahromiet al.The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Fatal Cases of COVID-19 in Fars Province, Iran.Int Cardiovasc Res J.15(1):e112945.

Abstract

Background:
Human health has been challenged drastically by the emergence of COVID-19. This pandemic has imposed a serious burden on different aspects of life. Apart from the high rates of morbidity and mortality, reporting of newly formed variants with enhanced contagious capacity has made the future vague. Existence of different comorbidities is a prominent factor towards poor prognosis and fatal outcomes.
Objectives:
The present study aimed to identify the most important comorbidities in the COVID-19 patients who passed away during the first wave in Fars province, Iran.
Materials and Methods:
Trained general physicians obtained data from medical files in the referral hospitals of COVID-19 throughout the province. These included demographic data, past medical history, and existence of comorbidities. The data were analyzed using chi-square test, independent sample t-test, and Mann-Whitney test. P-values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Results:
Out of the 3700 confirmed cases, 87 patients died from February to May 2020. Among these patients, 81.1% had comorbidities, with hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease being the most prevalent ones. The results revealed no significant differences between the individuals with and without comorbidities regarding age, gender, and duration of ICU hospitalization. Oxygen saturation was also poor in both groups. However, the patients with comorbidities had significantly higher blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels compared to their comorbidity-free peers.
Conclusions:
Cardiovascular disease and the related risk factors contributed greatly to the deadly fate in COVID-19 patients. Hence, early prophylactic and therapeutic interventions should be considered in COVID-19 patients harboring such comorbidities. This can play a pivotal role in reducing the rate of mortality and the consequent financial and social harms.

Keywords

Cardiovascular Disease

Comorbidity

Cardiovascular Risk Factor

COVID-19

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Mohammad Javad Zibaeenezhad:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mehrab Sayadi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Hamed Bazrafshan Drissi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Zahra Daneshvar:[PubMed][Scholar]
Nader Parsa:[PubMed][Scholar]
Navid Farshadi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mohammad Reza Hatamnejad:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mehdi Bazrafshan:[PubMed][Scholar]
Alireza Estedlal:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mehran khademalizade:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mohammad Zarenezhad:[PubMed][Scholar]
Zahra Elyaspour:[PubMed][Scholar]
Iman Razeghian-Jahromi:[PubMed][Scholar]