Myocardial injury in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study, systematic review, and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The majority of studies evaluating the effect of myocardial injury on the survival of COVID-19 patients have been performed outside of the United States (U.S.). These studies have often utilized definitions of myocardial injury that are not guideline-based and thus, not applicable to the U.S.

Patient population

Methods

The current study is a two-part investigation of the effect of myocardial injury on the clinical outcome of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The first part is a retrospective analysis of 268 patients admitted to our healthcare system in Toledo, Ohio, U.S.; the second part is a systematic review and meta-analysis of all similar studies performed within the U.S.

Results

In our retrospective analysis, patients with myocardial injur

SUBMITTER: Changal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8719604 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature