Cardiovascular manifestations in severe and critical patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) could cause virulent infection leading to Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related pneumonia as well as multiple organ injuries.

Hypothesis

COVID-19 infection may result in cardiovascular manifestations leading to worse clinical outcome.

Methods

Fifty four severe and critical patients with confirmed COVID-19 were enrolled. Risk factors predicting the severity of COVID-19 were analyzed.

Results

Of the 54 patients (56.1 ± 13.5 years old, 66.7% male) with COVID-19, 39 were diagnosed as severe and 15 as critical cases. The occurrence of diabetes, the level of D-dimer, inflammatory and cardiac markers in critical cases were significantly higher. Troponin I (TnI) elevation occurred in 42.6% o

SUBMITTER: Chen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323347 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature