Prognostic value of H(2)FPEF score in COVID-19

STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study sought to assess the predictive value of H(2)FPEF score in patients with COVID-19. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Rush University Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1682 patients had an echocardiogram in the year preceding their COVID-19 admission with a preserved ejection fraction (≥50%). A total of 156 patients met inclusion criteria. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were divided into H(2)FPEF into low (0–2), intermediate (3–5), and high (6–9) score H(2)FPEF groups and outcomes were compared. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Adjusted multivariable logistic regression models evaluated the association between H(2)FPEF score group and a composite outcome for severe COVID-19 infection consisting of (1) 60-day mortality or illness requiring (2) intensive care unit, (3) intubation, or (4) non-invasive positive pressure ventilation. RESULTS: High H(2)FPEF scores were at increased risk for severe COVID-19 infection when compared intermediate to H(2)FPEF score groups (OR 2.18 [CI: 1.01–4.80]; p = 0.049) and low H(2)FPEF score groups (OR 2.99 [CI: 1.22–7.61]; p < 0.05). There was no difference in outcome between intermediate H(2)FPEF scores (OR 1.34 [CI: 0.59–3.16]; p = 0.489) and low H(2)FPEF score. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with a high H(2)FPEF score were at increased risk for severe COVID-19 infection when compared to patients with an intermediate or low H(2)FPEF score regardless of regardless of coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease.