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Corrected QT Interval Prolongation, Elevated Troponin, and Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients #MMPMID34349868
Al-Zakhari R; Atere M; Lim W; Abdulrahman M; Akhtar S; Sheets N; Joyce T; Stefanishina V; Appiah-Kubi E; Owusu-Antwi P; Nfonoyim J; Grodman R; Rotatori F
Cardiol Res 2021[Aug]; 12 (4): 258-264 PMID34349868show ga
BACKGROUND: 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. METHODS: This is a retrospective review of medical records of 800 patients, admitted to Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island, NY, and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 between March 1, 2020 and July 31, 2020. A total of 339 patients met the study inclusion and exclusion criteria and were included in statistical analysis. RESULTS: Elevated serum troponin levels on admission statistically correlated with mortality in SARS-CoV-2 patients. Prolonged QTc was shown to have an independent statistically significant association with mortality among patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2. CONCLUSIONS: Growing concern for cardiovascular sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has prompted many researchers to investigate the role of cardiovascular complications in mortality due to SARS-CoV-2. Obtaining a simple electrocardiogram for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 could provide an independent prognostic tool and prompt more coordinated treatment strategies to prevent mortality among patients hospitalized with COVID-19.