The impact of age and obesity on outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Denmark: A nationwide cohort study.

Purpose: Obesity may alter the severity of infection with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Age may impact the association between body weight and severity of COVID-19 in patients with obesity. The aim of the study was to examine the association between obesity and severity of infection in a Danish cohort hospitalized with COVID-19 in the initial wave of the pandemic.

Ischemic Stroke Severity and Mortality in Patients With and Without Atrial Fibrillation.

Background Our objective was to investigate stroke severity and subsequent rate of mortality among patients with and without atrial fibrillation (AF). Contemporary data on stroke severity and prognosis in patients with AF are lacking. Methods and Results First-time ischemic stroke patients from the Danish Stroke Registry (January 2005-December 2016) were included in an observational study.

Ischemic Stroke in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is associated with risk factors for ischemic stroke including cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure. However, few long-term follow-up data exist on ischemic stroke risk and associated mortality in adults with CHD. Methods and Results Using Danish nationwide registries, we identified individuals aged ≥18 years diagnosed with CHD, at any age, from 1963 to 2017 and a sex and birth year-matched (1:10) general population comparison cohort.