Background: Troponin levels may be elevated in COVID-19 infection. The aim of this study was to the explore relation between troponin levels and COVID-19 severity. Materials & methods/Results: One hundred and forty consecutive patients with COVID-19 pneumonia were included. Diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia was based on positive chest computed tomography (CT) findings. Quantitative PCR test was performed in all patients. Only 74 patients were quantitative PCR-positive. Twenty four patients had severe CT findings and 27 patients had progressive disease. These patients had significantly lower albumin and higher ferritin, D-dimer, lactate dehydrogenase, C-reactive protein, and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI). Conclusion: COVID-19 patients with severe CT findings and progressive disease had higher hs-cTnI levels suggesting the use of hs-cTnI in risk stratification.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, troponin, Cardiac biomarkers, myocardial injury, thorax CT, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19 pneumonia, Pneumonia, COVID-19 severity, C-reactive protein, D-dimer, troponin, ferritin, lactate dehydrogenase, cardiac troponin, risk stratification, Computed tomography, Chest computed tomography, COVID-19 infection, Patient, albumin, troponin I, Quantitative, quantitative PCR, patients, COVID-19 patients, Lactate, COVID-19 patient, PCR-positive, troponin levels, material, progressive disease, positive, significantly lower, elevated, was performed, consecutive patient, CT finding, troponin level, with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 Biomarker, Computerized tomography, COVID-19 patient, Thorax,