ABSTRACT
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The resultant inflammatory process due to COVID-19 infection increases the susceptibility to systemic thromboembolic complications. Objective(s): 1. To determine the proportion of COVID -19 infection in acute coronary syndrome and acute stroke patients. 2. To determine the association of COVID -19 infection in acute coronary syndrome and acute stroke patients. Material(s) and Method(s): After taking approval from the hospital ethics committee, a retrospective study was conducted in the department of Emergency Medicine, KMC Hospital, Ambedkar Circle. Patients who were admitted to the Emergency department with the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome/acute stroke were retrospectively studied to find out the association of COVID 19 in these patients. Result(s): It was found that about 84.5 % of covid positive patients had Acute Coronary Syndrome and 15.5% had Acute Stroke, however this was not statistically significant (P= 0.09). Conclusion(s): COVID 19 infection has multiple effects on the different organ systems. As thromboembolic events can be life threatening complications, early recognition and treatment of the same along with treatment of the infection could decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with the infection. Copyright © 2022 University of Agriculture. All rights reserved.