The Pragmatic Role of COVID-19 on the Thrombus Grade of Patients with Contemporary ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Background: Limited data exist on the clinical outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presenting with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods: This multicenter study, conducted in 6 centers in Iran, aimed to compare baseline clinical and procedural data between a case group, comprising STEMI patients with COVID-19, and a control group, comprising STEMI patients before the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine in-hospital infarct-related artery thrombus grades and major adverse cardio-cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), defined as a composite of deaths from any cause (cardiovascular and noncardiovascular), nonfatal strokes, and stent thrombosis.

Results: No significant differences were observed between the 2 groups regarding baseline characteristics.