Outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in coronavirus disease 2019

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Outcomes of acute coronary syndromes in coronavirus disease 2019 Victoria L. Cammann1 · Konrad A. Szawan1 · Fabrizio D’Ascenzo2 · Sebastiano Gili3 · Sara Dreiding1 · Michael Würdinger1 · Robert Manka1 · Barbara E. Stähli1 · Erik W. Holy1 · Patrick Siegrist1 · Philipp Jakob1 · Philippe Meyer4 · Mario Iannaccone5 · Emanuela Di Simone5 · Gioel Gabrio Secco6 · Matteo Saccocci7 · Luca Bettari8 · Alfonso Ielasi9 · Maurizio Tespili9 · Giorgio Quadri10 · Ferdinando Varbella10 · Sergio Raposeiras‑Roubin11 · Emad Abu‑Assi11 · Massimo Mancone12 · Gennaro Sardella12 · Fabio Infusino12 · Francesco Fedele12 · Giuseppe Patti13 · Marco Mennuni14 · Andrea Rognoni14 · Mario Bollati15 · Luca Olivotti16 · Stefano Cordone17 · Stefano Carugo18 · Lucia Barbieri18 · Luca Gaido19 · Massimo Giammaria19 · Alfonso Gambino20 · Maurizio D’Amico20 · Alessandro Galluzzo5 · Fabrizio Ugo5 · Daniela Trabattoni3 · Ovidio De Filippo2 · Gaetano Maria De Ferrari2 · Carmine Vecchione21 · Rodolfo Citro21 · Jelena R. Ghadri1 · Christian Templin1  Received: 24 July 2020 / Accepted: 3 September 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020

Sirs: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a fast spreading disease with high morbidity and mortality [1]. COVID-19 can contribute to severe myocardial injury,

ultimately culminating in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) [2]. Clinical features and outcomes of patients with SARSCoV-2 associated ACS have not been elucidated, yet. In a multicenter study, COVID-19 positive patients diagnosed with angiographically confirmed ACS between February 19 and April 9 2020 at 17 sites in Italy, Spain, and

Victoria L. Cammann, Konrad A. Szawan, Jelena R. Ghadri and Christian Templin contributed equally to this work. 10

Cardiology Unit, Rivoli Hospital, Turin, Italy

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Cardiology Department, University Hospital Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain

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Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

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University of Eastern Piedmont, Interventional Cardiology, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital of Novara, Novara, Italy

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Interventional Cardiology, Maggiore Della Carità Hospital of Novara, Novara, Italy

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Cardiology Division, Ospedale Maggiore, Lodi, Italy

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Department of Cardiology, Ospedale Santa Corona, Pietra Ligure, Savona, Italy

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Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera SS Antonio E Biagio E Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy

Department of Cardiology, Ospedale San Paolo, Savona, Italy

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Cardiac Surgery Unit, Cardiovascular Department - Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital, Brescia, Italy

Division of Cardiology, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Milan, Italy

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Division of Cardiology, Maria Vittoria Hospital, Turin, Italy

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Interventional Cardiology, S. Croce Hospital of Moncalieri, Turin, Italy

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Heart Department, University Hospital “San Giovanni Di Dio E Ruggi D’Aragona”, Salerno, Italy

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