Prevalence and prognostic implications of myocardial injury across different waves of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prognostic ability of myocardial injury across different waves of the COVID-19 pandemic is not well established. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and prognostic implications of myocardial injury in the first and sixth wave of COVID-19.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective observational study that included patients admitted to the emergency department with COVID-19 with data on concentrations of cardiac troponin during the first and sixth wave. We compared the prevalence of myocardial injury and its predictive capacity for 30-day all-cause death in both waves.

Results and discussion

A total of 346 patients were included (1st wave 199 and 6th wave 147 patients). The prevalence of myocardial injury was 21% with non-significant dif

SUBMITTER: Peiro OM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10917998 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature