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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Public Health

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  • COVID-19 is a severe illness linked to morbidity and mortality.
  • Electrocardiographic changes like QT prolongation indicate poor acute outcomes.
  • Medium-term outcomes for COVID-19 survivors are not well-documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the 1-year outcomes of patients who survived the acute phase of COVID-19.
  • To identify predictors of mortality in the medium-term following COVID-19 infection.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 159 COVID-19 survivors from the first wave.
  • Comparison of demographic, laboratory, and electrocardiography data between patients who died within 1 year and those who survived.
  • Multivariate Cox regression analysis to determine mortality predictors.

Main Results:

  • 17.6% of COVID-19 survivors died within 1 year.
  • Deceased patients were significantly older than survivors.
  • Post-COVID R-R interval was a significant predictor of 1-year mortality, while QTc interval normalized and was not associated with outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Mortality risk associated with COVID-19 extends beyond the acute phase.
  • The R-R interval, not the QTc interval, is a key predictor of 1-year mortality post-COVID-19.
  • Age and diabetes also independently predict 1-year mortality in COVID-19 survivors.