Cardiac auscultation predicts mortality in elderly patients admitted for COVID-19.

Journal: Hospital practice (1995)
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 has had a great impact on the elderly population. All admitted patients underwent cardiac auscultation at the Emergency Department. However, to our knowledge, there is no literature that explains the implications of cardiac auscultation at the Emergency Department.

Authors

  • Noel Roig-Marín
    Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
  • Pablo Roig-Rico
    Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Campus de San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.