Browsing Resources in English by Subject "Troponin"
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COVID-19 pandemic and troponin: indirect myocardial injury, myocardial inflammation or myocarditis?
(2020-07-10)The initial mechanism for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is the binding of the virus to the membrane-bound form of ACE2, which is mainly expressed in the lung. Since the heart and ... -
Prevalence and Impact of Myocardial Injury in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Infection
(2020-06-08)Background: The degree of myocardial injury, as reflected by troponin elevation, and associated outcomes among US hospitalized patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) are unknown. Objectives: To describe the ...