Longitudinal Association Between Markers of Liver Injury and Mortality in COVID-19 in China.
Fang LeiYe-Mao LiuFeng ZhouJuan-Juan QinPeng ZhangLi-Hua ZhuXiao-Jing ZhangJingjing CaiLijin LinShan OuyangXiaoming WangChengzhang YangXu ChengWeifang LiuHaomiao LiJing XieBin WuHuiming LuoFei XiaoJing ChenLiang TaoGang ChengZhi-Gang SheJianghua ZhouHaitao WangJun LinPengcheng LuoShouzhi FuJihui ZhouPing YeBing XiaoWeiming MaoLiming LiuYouqin YanLing LiuGuohua ChenHongliang LiXiaodong HuangBing-Hong ZhangYufeng YuanPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2020)
The dynamic patterns of liver injury indicators and their potential risk factors may provide an important explanation for the COVID-19-associated liver injury. Because elevated liver injury indicators, particularly AST, are strongly associated with the mortality risk, our study indicates that these parameters should be monitored during hospitalization.