RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Predictors of mortality for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2: a prospective cohort study JF European Respiratory Journal JO Eur Respir J FD European Respiratory Society SP 2000524 DO 10.1183/13993003.00524-2020 VO 55 IS 5 A1 Du, Rong-Hui A1 Liang, Li-Rong A1 Yang, Cheng-Qing A1 Wang, Wen A1 Cao, Tan-Ze A1 Li, Ming A1 Guo, Guang-Yun A1 Du, Juan A1 Zheng, Chun-Lan A1 Zhu, Qi A1 Hu, Ming A1 Li, Xu-Yan A1 Peng, Peng A1 Shi, Huan-Zhong YR 2020 UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/55/5/2000524.abstract AB The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with the death of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.All clinical and laboratory parameters were collected prospectively from a cohort of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who were hospitalised to Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital (Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China) between 25 December 2019 and 7 February 2020. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed to investigate the relationship between each variable and the risk of death of COVID-19 pneumonia patients.In total, 179 patients with COVID-19 pneumonia (97 male and 82 female) were included in the present prospective study, of whom 21 died. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that age ≥65 years (OR 3.765, 95% CI 1.201‒11.803; p=0.023), pre-existing concurrent cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases (OR 2.464, 95% CI 1.279‒4.747; p=0.007), CD3+CD8+ T-cells ≤75 cells·μL−1 (OR 3.982, 95% CI 1.761‒9.004; p<0.001) and cardiac troponin I ≥0.05 ng·mL−1 (OR 4.077, 95% CI 1.778‒9.349; p<0.001) were associated with an increase in risk of mortality from COVID-19 pneumonia. In a sex-, age- and comorbid illness-matched case–control study, CD3+CD8+ T-cells ≤75 cells·μL−1 and cardiac troponin I ≥0.05 ng·mL−1 remained as predictors for high mortality from COVID-19 pneumonia.We identified four risk factors: age ≥65 years, pre-existing concurrent cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, CD3+CD8+ T-cells ≤75 cells·μL−1 and cardiac troponin I ≥0.05 ng·mL−1. The latter two factors, especially, were predictors for mortality of COVID-19 pneumonia patients.These data showed that age ≥65 years, pre-existing concurrent cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases, CD3+CD8+ T-cells ≤75 cells·μL−1 and cardiac troponin I ≥0.05 ng·mL−1 were four risk factors predicting high mortality of COVID-19 pneumonia patients https://bit.ly/2Rh6Nqv