Clinical lexicon presents data elements related to cardiovascular and noncardiovascular complications of COVID-19<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The lexicon of cardiovascular complications related to COVID-19 infection has been standardized by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association and published online June 23 in Journal of the American College of Cardiology.<\/em><\/p>\n Biykem Bozkurt, M.D., Ph.D., from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and colleagues present data standards for health care professionals regarding cardiovascular and other complications related to COVID-19 infection.<\/p>\n The authors present a clinical lexicon comprising data elements related to cardiovascular and noncardiovascular complications of COVID-19. COVID-19-related acute cardiovascular complications are defined, including acute myocardial injury, heart failure, shock, arrhythmia, thromboembolic complications, and stroke. Data elements are further defined for COVID-19 diagnoses; postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); COVID-19 vaccination status, comorbidities, and preexisting cardiovascular complications; postacute cardiovascular sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection and long-term cardiovascular complications of COVID-19; and cardiovascular mortality during acute COVID-19. To help document severity of illness and other competing diagnoses and complications that may affect cardiovascular outcomes, data elements are also provided for noncardiovascular complications.<\/p>\n “To understand and compare care patterns and outcomes, the data elements that characterize them must be clearly defined, consistently used, and properly interpreted,” the authors write.<\/p>\n One author and several reviewers disclosed financial ties to industry.<\/p>\n