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Review
. 2021 Mar 2;11(1):4930.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-84643-6.

Prognostic value of cardiac biomarkers in COVID-19 infection

Aakash Sheth #  1 , Malak Modi #  1 , Desiree' Dawson #  1 , Paari Dominic  2
Affiliations
Review

Prognostic value of cardiac biomarkers in COVID-19 infection

Aakash Sheth et al. Sci Rep. .

Abstract

Multiple Biomarkers have recently been shown to be elevated in COVID-19, a respiratory infection with multi-organ dysfunction; however, information regarding the prognostic value of cardiac biomarkers as it relates to disease severity and cardiac injury are inconsistent. The goal of this meta-analysis was to summarize the evidence regarding the prognostic relevance of cardiac biomarkers from data available in published reports. PubMed, Embase and Web of Science were searched from inception through April 2020 for studies comparing median values of cardiac biomarkers in critically ill versus non-critically ill COVID-19 patients, or patients who died versus those who survived. The weighted mean differences (WMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI) between the groups were calculated for each study and combined using a random effects meta-analysis model. The odds ratio (OR) for mortality based on cardiac injury was combined from studies reporting it. Troponin levels were significantly higher in COVID-19 patients who died or were critically ill versus those who were alive or not critically ill (WMD 0.57, 95% CI 0.43-0.70, p < 0.001). Additionally, BNP levels were also significantly higher in patients who died or were critically ill (WMD 0.45, 95% CI - 0.21-0.69, p < 0.001). Cardiac injury was independently associated with significantly increased odds of mortality (OR 6.641, 95% CI 1.26-35.1, p = 0.03). A significant difference in levels of D-dimer was seen in those who died or were critically ill. CK levels were only significantly higher in those who died versus those who were alive (WMD 0.79, 95% CI 0.25-1.33, p = 0.004). Cardiac biomarkers add prognostic value to the determination of the severity of COVID-19 and can predict mortality.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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Prisma diagram of literature search and selection.
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Forest plot of WMD in troponin between alive and/or not critically ill patients and dead and/or critically ill patients with COVID-19.
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Forest plot of WMD in BNP between alive and/or not critically ill patients and dead and/or critically ill patients with COVID-19.
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Figure 4
Biomarkers in COVID-19 patients. aSignificant difference seen in biomarkers in COVID-19 patients who were critically ill. bSignificant difference seen in biomarkers in COVID-19 patients who died. *Significant difference seen in biomarkers in COVID-19 patients who died and/or were critically ill. Superscripts: total number of articles in each group. Biomarkers studied: Troponin, BNP, CK, CRP, LDH, D-dimer, IL-6.
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