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Valor Prognóstico da Troponina T e do Peptídeo Natriurético Tipo B em Pacientes Internados por COVID-19

2020; Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC); Volume: 115; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.36660/abc.20200385

1678-4170

Gustavo Luiz Gouvêa de Almeida, Fabrício Braga, José Kezen Camilo Jorge, Gustavo Freitas Nobre, Marcelo Kalichsztein, Paula de Medeiros Pache de Faria, Bruno Bussade, Guilherme Loures Penna, Vitor Oliveira Alves, Marcella Alecrim Pereira, Paula de Castro Carvalho Gorgulho, Milena Rego dos Santos Espelta de Faria, Luis Eduardo Drumond, Fabrini Batista Soares Carpinete, Ana Carolina Neno, Augusto Neno,

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Background: COVID-19 causes severe pulmonary involvement, but the cardiovascular system can also be affected by myocarditis, heart failure and shock. The increase in cardiac biomarkers has been associated with a worse prognosis. Objectives: To evaluate the prognostic value of Troponin-T (TNT) and natriuretic peptide (BNP) in patients hospitalized for Covid-19. Methods: This was a convenience sample of patients hospitalized for COVID-19. Data were collected from medical records to assess the association of TnT and BNP measured in the first [...]