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J Physiol Pharmacol
. 2022 Feb;73(1).
doi: 10.26402/jpp.2022.1.09. Epub 2022 May 27.
Evaluation of cardiac injury with biomarkers and echocardiography after COVID-19 infection
M Gul[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S Ozyilmaz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Z Bastug Gul[SUP] 3 [/SUP], C Kacmaz[SUP] 4 [/SUP], M H Satilmisoglu[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes cardiovascular damage in the acute period. Knowledge regarding cardiovascular damage after COVID-19 infection and during longer-term follow-up is currently limited. In our study, we aimed to compare cardiac and inflammatory markers and echocardiographic parameters between patients who had recovered from COVID-19 and control group. A total of 224 individuals were included, comprising 126 patients with a history of COVID-19 and 98 healthy controls. The demographic characteristics of the two groups were similar. Complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP), D-dimer, haemoglobin A1C, troponin T and creatine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB) levels were compared between both groups. The mean follow-up period of the COVID-19 group was 58.39 ± 39.1 days (range:10 - 180 days post-COVID-19). Red cell distribution width (RDW), ESR, CRP, NT-ProBNP, D-dimer and troponin T values were significantly higher in the COVID-19 group compared to the control group. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was significantly lower in the COVID-19 group. Left ventricular diastolic diameter (LVDD) and incidence of pericardial effusion were higher in the COVID-19 group. For multivariate analysis, possible factors identified by univariate analysis were subjected to multivariate logistic regression analysis to determine independent predictors of COVID-19. Among these factors, RDW, CRP and LVEF were independently higher in the COVID-19 group than in the control group. We conclude that although the clinical and prognostic significance of cardiac and other inflammatory markers in the acute phase of COVID-19 is known, we found that these biomarkers and echocardiography parameters can also be used in the follow-up of cardiac injury for a mid-term period post-infection.
. 2022 Feb;73(1).
doi: 10.26402/jpp.2022.1.09. Epub 2022 May 27.
Evaluation of cardiac injury with biomarkers and echocardiography after COVID-19 infection
M Gul[SUP] 1 [/SUP], S Ozyilmaz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Z Bastug Gul[SUP] 3 [/SUP], C Kacmaz[SUP] 4 [/SUP], M H Satilmisoglu[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35639041
- DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2022.1.09
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes cardiovascular damage in the acute period. Knowledge regarding cardiovascular damage after COVID-19 infection and during longer-term follow-up is currently limited. In our study, we aimed to compare cardiac and inflammatory markers and echocardiographic parameters between patients who had recovered from COVID-19 and control group. A total of 224 individuals were included, comprising 126 patients with a history of COVID-19 and 98 healthy controls. The demographic characteristics of the two groups were similar. Complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), N-terminal pro-B type natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP), D-dimer, haemoglobin A1C, troponin T and creatine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB) levels were compared between both groups. The mean follow-up period of the COVID-19 group was 58.39 ± 39.1 days (range:10 - 180 days post-COVID-19). Red cell distribution width (RDW), ESR, CRP, NT-ProBNP, D-dimer and troponin T values were significantly higher in the COVID-19 group compared to the control group. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was significantly lower in the COVID-19 group. Left ventricular diastolic diameter (LVDD) and incidence of pericardial effusion were higher in the COVID-19 group. For multivariate analysis, possible factors identified by univariate analysis were subjected to multivariate logistic regression analysis to determine independent predictors of COVID-19. Among these factors, RDW, CRP and LVEF were independently higher in the COVID-19 group than in the control group. We conclude that although the clinical and prognostic significance of cardiac and other inflammatory markers in the acute phase of COVID-19 is known, we found that these biomarkers and echocardiography parameters can also be used in the follow-up of cardiac injury for a mid-term period post-infection.