Open AccessCorrected QT Interval Prolongation, Elevated Troponin, and Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Author(s) -
Rana Al-Zakhari,
Muhammed Atere,
William Lim,
Mustafa Abdulrahman,
Shahnaz Akhtar,
Nicholas Sheets,
T. H. Joyce,
Veronika Stefanishina,
Edmund Appiah-Kubi,
Philipa Owusu-Antwi,
Jay Nfonoyim,
Richard Grodman,
Francesco Rotatori
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cardiology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1923-2837
pISSN - 1923-2829
DOI - 10.14740/cr1276
Subject(s) - medicine , qt interval , troponin , covid-19 , retrospective cohort study , medical record , troponin i , cardiology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , myocardial infarction
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has risen to the level of a global pandemic. Growing evidence has proven the cardiac involvement in SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study aims to evaluate the ability of cardiovascular complications determined by elevated troponin and electrocardiogram findings (e.g., corrected QT interval (QTc)) in predicting the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection among hospitalized patients.