Delirium and Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults with COVID-19

Sample size: 319 publication Evidence: high

Author Information

Author(s): Park Esther, Petrovic Milenko, Azhar Gohar

Primary Institution: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Does having a preexisting cardiac condition increase the likelihood of delirium in older adults with COVID-19?

Having a preexisting cardiac condition increases the likelihood of delirium in older adults with COVID-19 infection.

128 out of 319 COVID-19 patients suffered from delirium during or after COVID-19.
88 of the delirium patients had cardiac disease.
121 out of 319 COVID-19 patients had no other cardiac conditions excluding essential hypertension.
68.6% of those with no cardiac conditions listed in EMR also had no delirium documented during or after infection.
Patients with cardiac conditions had a risk ratio of 1.38 of developing delirium during or after COVID-19.

Older people with heart problems are more likely to get confused when they have COVID-19.

Retrospective study reviewing cardiac conditions in COVID-19 patients aged 65 and older.

COVID-19 patients aged 65 and older.

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