COVID-19 Patients Have a Higher Risk of Dying Post-cardiac Arrest by Angela Mohan on February 5, 2021 at 10:37 AM
COVID-19 patients with a history of cardiac arrest are more likely to die. Also, women have the highest risk of dying and they are nine times more likely to die after a cardiac arrest in hospital, according to research published in the
European Heart Journal.
The study from Sweden included 1946 people who suffered a cardiac arrest out of hospital (OHCA) and 1080 who suffered one in hospital (IHCA) between 1 January and 20 July. During the pandemic phase of the study, COVID-19 was involved in at least 10% of all OHCAs and 16% of IHCAs.