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COVID-19 international experience in paediatric patients with congenital heart disease

2022; BMJ; Volume: 109; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321208

1468-201X

Mary J. Yeh, Lisa Bergersen, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Oliver M. Barry, Sarosh P. Batlivala, Elsa Bjornlund, Brian A. Boe, Luiz Fernando Canêo, Ulisses Alexandre Croti, Thomas E. Doyle, Shumaila Furnaz, Rodrigo Cesar Moraes, Michael L. O’Byrne, Erica de Oliveira Paes, Alexis Palacios‐Macedo, Dimitar Pechilkov, Nestor Fernando Sandoval, Supratim Sen, Mila Stajević, Marco Antonio Ferreira Travessa, Kathy J. Jenkins,

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As COVID-19 continues to affect the global population, it is crucial to study the impact of the disease in vulnerable populations. This study of a diverse, international cohort aims to provide timely, experiential data on the course of disease in paediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD).Data were collected by capitalising on two pre-existing CHD registries, the International Quality Improvement Collaborative for Congenital Heart Disease: Improving Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Project on Outcomes. 35 participating sites reported data for all patients under 18 years of age with diagnosed CHD and known COVID-19 illness during 2020 identified at their institution. Patients were classified as low, moderate or high risk for moderate or severe COVID-19 illness based on patient anatomy, physiology and genetic syndrome using current published guidelines. Association of risk factors with hospitalisation and intensive care unit (ICU) level care were assessed.The study included 339 COVID-19 cases in paediatric patients with CHD from 35 sites worldwide. Of these cases, 84 patients (25%) required hospitalisation, and 40 (12%) required ICU care. Age <1 year, recent cardiac intervention, anatomical complexity, clinical cardiac status and overall risk were all significantly associated with need for hospitalisation and ICU admission. A multivariable model for ICU admission including clinical cardiac status and recent cardiac intervention produced a c-statistic of 0.86.These observational data suggest risk factors for hospitalisation related to COVID-19 in paediatric CHD include age, lower functional cardiac status and recent cardiac interventions. There is a need for further data to identify factors relevant to the care of patients with CHD who contract COVID-19 illness.