Abstract
In this retrospective cohort study of 94 595 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-positive cases, we developed and validated an algorithm to assess the association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and long-Term complications (stroke, myocardial infarction, pulmonary embolism/deep vein thrombosis, heart failure, and mortality). COVID-19 severity was associated with a greater risk of experiencing a long-Term complication 31-120 days postinfection. Most incident events occurred 31-60 days postinfection and diminished after day 91, except heart failure for severe patients and death for moderate patients, which peaked on days 91-120. Understanding the differential impact of COVID-19 severity on long-Term events provides insight into possible intervention modalities and critical prevention strategies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2113-2117 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 226 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 15 2022 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- EHR
- SARS-CoV-2
- Veterans
- electronic health records
- epidemiology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine