Admission high-sensitivity cardiac troponin levels as a prognostic indicator for in-hospital mortality rates in the elderly and very elderly COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elevation of cardiac troponin (cTn) is associated with the worst prognosis not only in cardiovascular disease but also in non-cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study is to verify if cTn has a prognostic role in elderly and very elderly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

Methods

This study enrolled consecutive COVID-19 elderly patients hospitalized at INRCA hospital, with available admission high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (HS-cTnT) level. Patients were divided into three groups based on HS-cTnT level: group A (Hs-cTnT ≤ 40 pg/ml), group B (Hs-cTnT 41-100 pg/ml), and group C (Hs-cTnT ≥ 101 pg/ml). The correlation between HS-cTnT levels and mortality rates was analyzed.

Results

461 patients (mean age 86 years; 59% female) were divided int

SUBMITTER: Menditto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9484855 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature