Correlation between Heart fatty acid binding protein and severe COVID-19: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Heart-fatty acid binding protein (HFABP) has been recognized as a highly heart-specific marker. However, it is currently unknown that its HFABP is also closely related to the severity of COVID-19.

Methods

We retrospectively screened 46 patients who met our inclusion criteria within 4 weeks. They were tested for HFABP after the diagnosis of COVID-19, and monitored for HFABP during their hospital stay. We tracked the patients during their hospital stay to determine if they had severe COVID-19 or mild-to-severe transition features. We calculated the chi-square test values found for HFABP to predict the correlation between HFABP levels and the severity of the COVID-19.

Results

Of these 46 cases, 16 cases with confirmed COVID-19 were tested for HFABP> 7 ng / mL

SUBMITTER: Yin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7190125 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature