Tarjei Øvrebotten, Albulena Mecinaj, Knut Stavem, Waleed Ghanima, Eivind Brønstad, Michael T Durheim, Tøri V Lerum, Tony Josefsen, Jostein Grimsmo, Siri L Heck, Torbjørn Omland, Charlotte B Ingul, Gunnar Einvik, Peder L Myhre
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has been associated with cardiac troponin T (cTnT) elevations and changes in cardiac structure and function, but the link between cardiac dysfunction and high-sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) in the acute and convalescent phase is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether hs-cTnT concentrations are associated with cardiac dysfunction and structural abnormalities after hospitalization for COVID-19, and to evaluate the performance of hs-cTnT to rule out cardiac pathology...
April 13, 2024: BMC Cardiovascular Disorders