How often and to what extent do admitted COVID-19 patients have signs of cardiac injury?

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 can cause myocardial injury in a significant proportion of patients admitted to the hospital and seems to be associated with worse prognosis. The aim of this review was to study how often and to what extent COVID-19 causes myocardial injury and whether this is an important contributor to outcome with implications for management.

Methods

A literature search was performed in Medline and Embase. Myocardial injury was defined as elevated cardiac troponin (cTn) levels with at least one value > 99th percentile of the upper reference limit. The primary outcome measure was mortality, whereas secondary outcome measures were intensive care unit (ICU) admission and length of hospital stay.

Results

Four studies and one review were included. The presence of myo

SUBMITTER: Habets MAW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8050638 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature