Evaluation of the Levels of Selected Cytokines and Their Possible Influence on the Development of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Complications in Patients after COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of selected cytokines and their possible influence on the development of cardiovascular and pulmonary complications in patients hospitalized at the Silesian Centre for Heart Disease in Zabrze after having undergone COVID-19. Materials and methods: The study included 76 randomly selected patients from the SILCOVID-19 database. The median time from symptom onset to the study visit was 102 (86-118) days. The median age of the study group was 53 (44-60) years. Assays of a panel of 30 cytokines were carried out in the serum of patients on a Luminex100 platform using the Milliplex MAP kit from Merck KGaA Germany. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in most of the cytokines an

SUBMITTER: Stanjek-Cichoracka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10972488 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature