Evaluation of the relation between cardiac biomarkers and thorax computed tomography findings in COVID-19 patients
Biomarkers in Medicine, cilt.15, sa.4, ss.285-293, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.2217/bmm-2020-0388
- Dergi Adı: Biomarkers in Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Chemical Abstracts Core, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.285-293
- Anahtar Kelimeler: cardiac biomarkers, COVID-19, myocardial injury, thorax CT, troponin
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: Troponin levels may be elevated in COVID-19 infection. The aim of this study was to the explore relation between troponin levels and COVID-19 severity. Materials, methods & Results: One hundred and forty consecutive patients with COVID-19 pneumonia were included. Diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia was based on positive chest computed tomography (CT) findings. Quantitative PCR test was performed in all patients. Only 74 patients were quantitative PCR-positive. Twenty four patients had severe CT findings and 27 patients had progressive disease. These patients had significantly lower albumin and higher ferritin, D-dimer, lactate dehydrogenase, C-reactive protein, and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI). Conclusion: COVID-19 patients with severe CT findings and progressive disease had higher hs-cTnI levels suggesting the use of hs-cTnI in risk stratification.