High-sensitivity troponin in the prognosis of patients hospitalized in intensive care for COVID-19: a Latin American longitudinal cohort study.

John Jaime Sprockel Diaz Anggie Murcia Juan Rincon Katherine Berrio Marisol Bejarano Zulima Santofimio Hellen Cárdenas Diego Hernández Jhon Parra

Published in: Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva (2022)

Troponin elevation is frequently found in patients in intensive care for COVID-19. Although its levels are higher in patients who die, no relationship was found in a multivariate model, which indicates that troponin should not be used as an only prognostic marker for mortality in this population.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
sars cov
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes