Clinical Characteristics And Risk Factors For Fatal Outcome in Patients With 2019-Coronavirus Infected Disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China
39 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2020
Ming Chen
Wuhan University - Department of Cardiology
Yongzhen Fan
Wuhan University - Department of Cardiology
Abstract
Background: Increasing numbers of confirmed cases and deaths due to 2019-coronavirus infected disease (COVID-19) have occurred in Wuhan, China since December 2019. However, there is currently no effective antiviral treatment. Information is scarce on clinical characteristics of COVID-19 or risk factors associated with death.