1 | Mention of COVID-19, coronavirus: considered as ‘COVID-19’ (suspected or confirmed). |
1.1 | Mention of ACS/infarction, associated with COVID-19, coronavirus: considered as ‘ACS with COVID-19’. |
1.2 | Mention of stroke (ischaemic or haemorrhagic), associated with COVID-19: considered as ‘stroke with COVID-19’. |
2 | Mention of severe acute respiratory syndrome: considered as ‘SARS’. |
3 | Mention of ACS/infarction not associated with COVID-19, coronavirus: considered as ‘ACS without COVID-19’ (ACS). |
4 | Mention of stroke (ischaemic of haemorrhagic) not associated with COVID-19, considered ‘stroke without COVID-19’ (stroke). |
5 | Mention of pneumonia associated with non-cardiovascular causes (excluding those listed above): considered as ‘pneumonia’. |
6 | Mention of an undetermined cause, sudden death or cardiorespiratory arrest, associated with arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, pulmonary embolism, heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, pulmonary oedema, atrioventricular block, cardiac arrhythmia, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, fibrillation atrial, bradycardia: considered ‘unreported cause associated with cardiovascular disease’. |
7 | Mention of ‘sudden death’: considered ‘sudden death’. |
8 | Mention of cardiogenic shock, associated with ischaemic disease, was considered ‘cardiogenic shock associated with ischaemic disease’. |
9 | Mention of sepsis as the only reported cause: considered as ‘sepsis’. |
10 | Mention of respiratory failure as the only reported cause: considered as ‘respiratory failure’. |
11 | Mention of indeterminate cause as the only reported cause: considered as ‘indeterminate cause’. |
12 | Death not classified under any of the previous conditions: considered as ‘other cause’. |