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Cardiac biomarkers in COVID-19: what did we learn?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 September 2024

Lara Srour ,
Jaafar Ismail Open the ORCID record for Jaafar Ismail [Opens in a new window] ,
Rana Zareef  and
Mariam Arabi Open the ORCID record for Mariam Arabi [Opens in a new window]
Lara Srour
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Jaafar Ismail
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Rana Zareef
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Mariam Arabi*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
*
Corresponding author: Mariam Arabi; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objectives:

COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has generated a global pandemic with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Cardiovascular complications are frequently observed in individuals with COVID-19, particularly those with preexisting cardiovascular risk factors or diseases. Cardiac biomarkers, including troponin, natriuretic peptides, and inflammatory markers, play a vital role in risk stratification, diagnosis, monitoring, and prognosis in COVID-19 patients. These biomarkers provide valuable insights into cardiac injury, myocardial stress, inflammation, and the prediction of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. This review aims to provide better understanding of how Cardiac biomarkers correlate to clinical manifestation of COVID-19.

Methods:

We retrieved studies from PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholars that included results on cardiac biomarkers in COVID-19. Total of 14 studies were reviewed.

Results:

8 studies showed evidence of poor progression of the disease when there is increased troponin. 6 studies out of the 14 mentioned in this review showed positive correlation between mortality and elevation in cardiac biomarkers. This shows the significance of cardiac biomarkers in predicting the mortality in patients with COVID-19.

Conclusion:

It was shown that elevated cardiac biomarkers were associated significantly to poor outcome of covid-19 infection. The outcomes that were linked to increased cardiac biomarkers included increased length of hospitalization, need of life sustaining treatment, myocarditis, invasive and non-invasive respiratory support, and even death were linked to elevated cardiac biomarkers levels.

Keywords

COVID-19cardiac biomarkerscardiovascular complicationsSARS-CoV-2
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Review
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 34 , Issue 8 , August 2024 , pp. 1636 - 1644
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Footnotes

Lara Srour and Jaafar Ismail are contributed equally to the manuscript.

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