Characterization of myocardial injury in a cohort of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection

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BACKGROUND: Myocardial injury has been identified as a common complication in patients with COVID-19. However, recent research has serious limitations, such as non-guideline definition of myocardial injury, heterogenicity of troponin sampling or very short-term follow-up. Using data from a large European cohort, we aimed to overcome these pitfalls and adequately characterize myocardial damage in COVID-19.

METHODS: Consecutive patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and available high-sensitive troponin I (hs-TnI), from March 1st to April 20th, 2020 who completed at least 1-month follow-up or died, were studied.

RESULTS: A total of 918 patients (mean age 63.2 ± 15.5 years, 60.1% male) with a median follow-up of 57 (49-63) days were included. Of these, 190 (20.7%) fulfilled strict criteria for myocardial injury (21.1% chronic, 76.8% acute non-ischemic, 2.1% acute ischemic). Time from onset of symptoms to maximum hs-TnI was 11 (7-18) days. Thrombotic and bleeding events, arrhythmias, heart failure, need for mechanical ventilation and death were significantly more prevalent in patients with higher hs-TnI concentrations, even without fulfilling criteria for myocardial injury. hs-TnI was identified as an independent predictor of mortality [HR 2.52 (1.57-4.04) per 5-logarithmic units increment] after adjusting for multiple relevant covariates.

CONCLUSION: Elevated hs-TnI is highly prevalent among patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Even mild elevations well below the 99th URL were significantly associated with higher rates of cardiac and non-cardiac complications, and higher mortality. Future research should address the role of serial hs-TnI assessment to improve COVID-19 prognostic stratification and clinical outcomes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:157

Enthalten in:

Medicina clinica (English ed.) - 157(2021), 6 vom: 24. Sept., Seite 274-280

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Caro-Codón, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Rey, Juan R [VerfasserIn]
Buño, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Iniesta, Angel M [VerfasserIn]
Rosillo, Sandra O [VerfasserIn]
Castrejon-Castrejon, Sergio [VerfasserIn]
Merino, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Marco, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Martinez, Luis A [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Veas, Jose M [VerfasserIn]
Martin-Polo, Lorena [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez-Sotelo, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Martinez-Cossiani, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Gonzalez-Valle, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Herrero, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
López-de-Sá, Esteban [VerfasserIn]
Merino, Jose L [VerfasserIn]
CARD-COVID Investigators [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Journal Article
Mortality
Myocardial damage
Outcomes
Prognosis
Troponin

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Date Revised 18.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.medcle.2021.02.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331102145