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Background: Patients with sepsis with a concomitant coronavirus (COVID-19) infection are related to a high morbidity and mortality rate. We investigated a large cohort of patients with sepsis with a concomitant COVID-19, and we developed a risk score for the estimation of sepsis risk in COVID-19.Methods: We conducted a sub-analysis from the international Health Outcome Predictive Evaluation Registry for COVID-19 (HOPE-COVID-19-Registry, NCT04334291). Out of 5,837 patients with COVID-19, 624 patients were diagnosed with sepsis according to the Sepsis-3 International Consensus.Results: In multivariable analysis, the following risk factors were identified as independent predictors for developing sepsis: current smoking, tachypnoea (>22 breath per minute), hemoptysis, peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) 1.5 mg/dl. By assigning odds ratio (OR) weighted points to these variables, the following three risk categories were defined to develop sepsis during admission: low-risk group (probability of sepsis 3.1–11.8%); intermediate-risk group (24.8–53.8%); and high-risk-group (58.3–100%). A score of 1 was assigned to current smoking, tachypnoea, decreased SpO2, decreased BP, decreased GCS, elevated PCT, TnI, and creatinine, whereas a score of 2 was assigned to hemoptysis.Conclusions: The HOPE Sepsis Score including nine parameters is useful in identifying high-risk COVID-19 patients to develop sepsis. Sepsis in COVID-19 is associated with a high mortality rate.

Dysnatremia is associated with increased mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. SARS-COV2 (Severe-acute-respiratory syndrome caused by Coronavirus-type 2) pneumonia can be fatal. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether admittance dysnatremia is associated with mortality, sepsis, or intensive therapy (IT) in patients hospitalized with SARS-COV2 pneumonia. This is a retrospective study of the HOPE-COVID-19 registry, with data collected from January 1th through April 31th, 2020. We selected all hospitalized adult patients with RT-PCR-confirmed SARS-COV2 pneumonia and a registered admission serum sodium level (SNa). Patients were classified as hyponatremic (SNa 145 mmol/L). Multivariable analyses were performed to elucidate independent relationships of admission hyponatremia and hypernatremia, with mortality, sepsis, or IT during hospitalization. Four thousand six hundred sixty-four patients were analyzed, median age 66 (52–77), 58% males. Death occurred in 988 (21.2%) patients, sepsis was diagnosed in 551 (12%) and IT in 838 (18.4%). Hyponatremia was present in 957/4,664 (20.5%) patients, and hypernatremia in 174/4,664 (3.7%). Both hyponatremia and hypernatremia were associated with mortality and sepsis. Only hyponatremia was associated with IT. In conclusion, hyponatremia and hypernatremia at admission are factors independently associated with mortality and sepsis in patients hospitalized with SARS-COV2 pneumonia.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04334291, NCT04334291.

Los hibernomas cardiacos son tumores benignos extremadamente infrecuentes. Suelen ser asintomáticos, pero pueden causar complicaciones como arritmias, embolización, derrame pericárdico y obstrucción del flujo sanguíneo. Presentamos el caso de un hibernoma en la aurícula derecha y alrededor de la vena cava superior en una paciente asintomática, con antecedentes de cáncer de mama en completa remisión. El tumor resultó ser un hallazgo casual en un FDG-PET/TC. El ecocardiograma transtorácico, transesofágico, así como la resonancia magnética cardiaca facilitaron el diagnóstico diferencial. No obstante, el diagnóstico definitivo de estos tumores es histopatológico. Aunque son tumores benignos y la malignización es excepcional, la resección quirúrgica es el tratamiento de elección para prevenir complicaciones potenciales. Se llevó a cabo una resección del tumor lo que permitió el diagnóstico definitivo de hibernoma benigno. La evolución posterior fue excelente.

Background Neurological disorders as a risk factor for Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) are not well characterized. The aim of the study was to evaluate TTS‐associated neurological phenotypes and outcome. Methods and Results Patients with TTS enrolled in the international multicenter GEIST (German Italian Spanish Takotsubo) registry were analyzed. Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and short‐ and long‐term outcomes of patients with TTS were recorded. A subgroup analysis of the 5 most represented neurological disorders was performed. In total, 400 (17%) of 2301 patients had neurological disorders. The most represented neurological conditions were previous cerebrovascular events (39%), followed by neurodegenerative disorders (30.7%), migraine (10%), epilepsy (9.5%), and brain tumors (5%). During hospitalization, patients with neurological disorders had longer in‐hospital stay (8 [interquartile range, 5–12] versus 6 [interquartile range, 5–9] days; P

Background: No evidence-based therapy has yet been established for Takotsubo syndrome (TTS). Given the putative harmful effects of catecholamines in patients with TTS, beta-blockers may potentially decrease the intensity of the detrimental cardiac effects in those patients. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of beta-blocker therapy on long-term mortality and TTS recurrence. Methods: The cohort study used the national Spanish Registry on TakoTsubo Syndrome (RETAKO). A total of 970 TTS post-discharge survivors, without pheochromocytoma, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, sustained ventricular arrhythmias, and significant bradyarrhythmias, between January 1, 2003, and July 31, 2018, were assessed. Cox regression analysis and inverse probability weighting (IPW) propensity score analysis were used to evaluate the association between beta-blocker therapy and survival free of TTS recurrence. Results: From 970 TTS patients, 582 (60.0%) received beta-blockers. During a mean follow-up of 2.5 ± 3.3 years, there were 87 deaths (3.6 per 100 patients/year) and 29 TTS recurrences (1.2 per 100 patient/year). There was no significant difference in follow-up mortality or TTS recurrence in unadjusted and adjusted Cox analysis (hazard ratio [HR] 0.86, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.59–1.27, and 0.95, 95% CI 0.57–1.13, respectively). After weighting and adjusting by IPW, differences in one-year survival free of TTS recurrence between patients treated and untreated with beta-blockers were not found (average treatment effect −0.01, 95% CI −0.07 to 0.04; p=0.621). Conclusions: In this observational nationwide study from Spain, there was no significant association between beta-blocker therapy and follow-up survival free of TTS recurrence. Resumo: Introdução: Ainda não foi estabelecido um tratamento baseado na evidência para a síndrome de Takotsubo (STT). Dados os efeitos supostamente nocivos das catecolaminas em doentes com STT, os betabloqueantes podem potencialmente diminuir a intensidade dos seus efeitos prejudiciais nesses doentes. Objetivo: Avaliar o impacto da terapêutica com betabloqueantes na mortalidade a longo prazo e na recidiva da STT. Métodos: O estudo coorte utilizou o registo nacional espanhol da síndrome de Takotsubo (RETAKO). Foram avaliados 970 sobreviventes de STT após a alta, sem feocromocitoma, sem obstrução do trato de saída do ventrículo esquerdo, sem arritmias ventriculares mantidas e sem bradiarritmias significativas, entre 1 de janeiro de 2003 e 31 de julho de 2018. A análise de regressão de Cox e a análise da ponderação de probabilidade inversa (PPI) foram utilizadas para avaliar a associação entre a terapia com betabloqueantes e a sobrevivência sem recidiva de STT. Resultados: Dos 970 doentes com STT, 582 (60,0%) foram tratados com betabloqueantes. Durante um seguimento médio de 2,5 ± 3,3 anos, houve 87 mortes (3,6 por 100 doentes/ano) e 29 recidivas de STT (1,2 por 100 doentes/ano). Não se verificaram diferenças significativas na mortalidade durante o seguimento, nem na recidiva de STT na análise Cox não ajustada e ajustada (Hazard Ratio [HR] 0,86, Intervalo de Confiança [IC] 95%, 0,59-1,27 e IC 95%−0,57-1,13, respetivamente). Após ponderação e ajuste por PPI, não foram também encontradas diferenças na sobrevivência a um ano e na recidiva de STT entre doentes tratados e não tratados com betabloqueantes (efeito médio do tratamento −0,01, IC 95% −0,07 a 0,04; p=0,621). Conclusão: Neste estudo observacional de âmbito nacional em Espanha, não houve associação significativa entre a terapêutica com betabloqueantes e a sobrevivência ou recidivas de STT.

Abstract Deterioration is sometimes unexpected in SARS-CoV2 infection. The aim of our study is to establish laboratory predictors of mortality in COVID-19 disease which can help to identify high risk patients. All patients admitted to hospital due to Covid-19 disease were included. Laboratory biomarkers that contributed with significant predictive value for predicting mortality to the clinical model were included. Cut-off points were established, and finally a risk score was built. 893 patients were included. Median age was 68.2 ± 15.2 years. 87(9.7%) were admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 72(8.1%) needed mechanical ventilation support. 171(19.1%) patients died. A Covid-19 Lab score ranging from 0 to 30 points was calculated on the basis of a multivariate logistic regression model in order to predict mortality with a weighted score that included haemoglobin, erythrocytes, leukocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, creatinine, C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, procalcitonin, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and D-dimer. Three groups were established. Low mortality risk group under 12 points, 12 to 18 were included as moderate risk, and high risk group were those with 19 or more points. Low risk group as reference, moderate and high patients showed mortality OR 4.75(CI95% 2.60–8.68) and 23.86(CI 95% 13.61–41.84), respectively. C-statistic was 0–85(0.82–0.88) and Hosmer–Lemeshow p-value 0.63. Covid-19 Lab score can very easily predict mortality in patients at any moment during admission secondary to SARS-CoV2 infection. It is a simple and dynamic score, and it can be very easily replicated. It could help physicians to identify high risk patients to foresee clinical deterioration.