Mild AST elevation as an early sign of COVID-19 severity in a multicenter Madrid cohort.
Carlos Fernández CarrilloChristie PerellóElba LlopJavier García-SamaniegoMiriam RomeroJosé María MostazaLuis IbáñezRafael BañaresFederico BighelliClara Usón PerónInmaculada Fernández VázquezOlga Hernández CastroAntonio LaluezaAgustín Albillos MartínezRosa Malo De Molina RuizElena Muñez-RubioElena Jiménez TejeroJose Luis CallejaPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2021)
mild liver enzyme elevation is associated with COVID-19 severity. Baseline AST is an independent predictor of severe COVID-19 course, and tends to normalize over time. ALT and GGT show a late elevation.