Emerging evidence of myocardial injury in COVID-19 : A path through the smoke

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Although Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents primarily as a respiratory condition, a growing body of evidence shows it is a systemic disease. Recently, many authors have described myocardial damage in COVID-19, suggesting various pathophysiological mechanisms. In this issue, Cao et al. demonstrate the prognostic value of cardiac troponin I in patients with COVID-19, showing how even minor elevations in this molecule carry a great impact on patient mortality. In a situation such as the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, where healthcare resources are placed under enormous stress, readily available tests such as this play an important role in helping clinicians identify patients at greater risk of developing severe forms of the disease, and should be included in the initial triage panel.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Theranostics - 10(2020), 21 vom: 17., Seite 9888-9889

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tersalvi, Gregorio [VerfasserIn]
Veronese, Giacomo [VerfasserIn]
Winterton, Dario [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Editorial
Introductory Journal Article
Myocardial injury
Prognosis
Risk stratification
Troponin

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Date Completed 14.09.2020

Date Revised 12.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.7150/thno.50788

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314370889