Prognostic Value of Troponin-T and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19.
Gustavo Luiz Gouvêa de Almeida JuniorFabricio BragaJosé Kezen JorgeGustavo Freitas NobreMarcelo KalichszteinPaula de Medeiros Pache de FariaBruno BussadeGuilherme Loures PennaVitor Oliveira AlvesMarcella Alecrim PereiraPaula de Castro GorgulhoMilena Rego Dos Santos Espelta de FariaLuis Eduardo DrumondFabrini Batista Soares CarpineteAna Carolina Lessa Brandão NenoAugusto César de Araújo NenoPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2020)
In the first 24h of admission, TnT, but not BNP, was an independent marker of mortality or need for invasive mechanical ventilation. This finding further reinforces the clinical importance of cardiac involvement in COVID-19. (Arq Bras Cardiol. 2020; 115(4):660-666).
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- respiratory failure
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported