Underlying heart diseases and acute COVID-19 outcomes.

Background: The presence of any underlying heart condition could influence outcomes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Methods: The registry HOPE-COVID-19 (Health Outcome Predictive Evaluation for COVID-19, NCT04334291) is an international ambispective study, enrolling COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital, dead or alive.

Results: HOPE enrolled 2798 patients from 35 centers in 7 countries.