Clinical and prognostic relevance of sST2 in adults with dengue-associated cardiac impairment and severe dengue.

Andrew TeoPo Ying ChiaGaurav Kumar RamireddiSebastian Kah Ming KhooTsin Wen Yeo

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)

sST2 levels were elevated in patients with dengue especially in cases of severe dengue. Furthermore, increased sST2 levels were associated with cardiac indicators suggesting lower cardiac performance. While further research is needed to demonstrate its clinical utility, sST2 may be a useful prognostic biomarker of severe dengue.

Keyphrases

zika virus
aedes aegypti
dengue virus
left ventricular
early onset
heart failure
drug induced