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Am J Emerg Med. Cardiac injury is associated with mortality and critically ill pneumonia in COVID-19: A meta-analysis

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Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Apr 19. pii: S0735-6757(20)30280-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.052. [Epub ahead of print]
Cardiac injury is associated with mortality and critically ill pneumonia in COVID-19: A meta-analysis.


Santoso A[SUP]1[/SUP], Pranata R[SUP]2[/SUP], Wibowo A[SUP]3[/SUP], Al-Farabi MJ[SUP]4[/SUP], Huang I[SUP]2[/SUP], Antariksa B[SUP]5[/SUP].

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Abstract

BACKGROUND:

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to explore the association between cardiac injury and mortality, the need for intensive care unit (ICU) care, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
METHODS:

We performed a comprehensive literature search from several databases. Definition of cardiac injury follows that of the included studies, which includes highly sensitive cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnl) >99th percentile.The primary outcome was mortality, and the secondary outcomes were ARDS, the need for ICU care, and severe COVID-19. ARDS and severe COVID-19 were defined per the World Health Organization (WHO) interim guidance of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) of COVID-19.
RESULTS:

There were a total of 2389 patients from 13 studies. This meta-analysis showed that cardiac injury was associated with higher mortality (RR 7.95 [5.12, 12.34], p < 0.001; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 65%). Cardiac injury was associated with higher need for ICU care (RR 7.94 [1.51, 41.78], p = 0.01; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 79%), and severe COVID-19 (RR 13.81 [5.52, 34.52], p < 0.001; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 0%). The cardiac injury was not significant for increased risk of ARDS (RR 2.57 [0.96, 6.85], p = 0.06; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 84%). The level of hs-cTnI was higher in patients with primary + secondary outcome (mean difference 10.38 pg/mL [4.44, 16.32], p = 0.002; I[SUP]2[/SUP]: 0%).
CONCLUSION:

Cardiac injury is associated with mortality, need for ICU care, and severity of disease in patients with COVID-19.
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KEYWORDS:

COVID-19; Cardiac injury; Coronavirus; Mortality; Troponin


PMID:32331955DOI:10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.052
 
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