Lower plasma calcium associated with COVID-19, but not with disease severity: a two-centre retrospective cohort study.

Jan Arne DeodatusSimone Anna KooistraSteef KurstjensJoram Cornèl Leon MossinkJoris David van DijkPaul Hendrik Pieter GroeneveldBrigitta Britt Yarine Maxime van der Kolk

Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2021)

Plasma calcium concentrations were lower in COVID-19 positive than COVID-19 negative patients but we found no association with disease severity in multivariate analyses. Further understanding of plasma calcium perturbation may facilitate the development of new preventive and therapeutic modalities for the current pandemic.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes