Prevalence and prognostic implications of myocardial injury in patients with influenza.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Influenza may cause myocardial injury and trigger acute cardiovascular events. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and prognostic implications of elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) in patients with influenza.

Methods and results

In this prospective cohort study, we consecutively enrolled patients with influenza-like illness from two emergency departments in Sweden during three seasons of influenza, 2017-20. Ongoing Influenza infection was diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction and blood samples were collected for later analysis of hs-cTnI. All patients were followed-up for a composite endpoint of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) including death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, heart failure, atrial fibrillation,

SUBMITTER: Nordenskjold AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9464904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature