Revista española de cardiología (English ed.)
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Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) · Jan 2021
Observational StudyPrognostic implications of myocardial injury in patients with and without COVID-19 infection treated in a university hospital.
Cardiac troponin, a marker of myocardial injury, is frequently observed in patients with COVID-19 infection. Our objective was to analyze myocardial injury and its prognostic implications in patients with and without COVID-19 infection treated in the same period of time. ⋯ Myocardial injury is detected in 1 in every 5 patients with confirmed or ruled out COVID-19 and predicts 30-day mortality to a similar extent in both circumstances.