Article
[Cardiac biomarkers and COVID-19 - Phenotypes and Interpretation].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 1 Jun 2020
Salbach Christian, Giannitsis Evangelos
Abstract excerpt
Current pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 inducing viral COVID-19 pneumonia, is categorized in 3 stages. Some biomarkers could be assigned to one of these stages, showing a correlation to mortality in COVID-19 patients. Laboratory findings in COVID-19, especially when serially evaluated, may represent individual disease severity and prognosis. These may help planning and controlling therapeutic interventions....
Topics
- Adult
- Biomarkers
- COVID-19
- Cardiomyopathies
- Comorbidity
- Coronavirus Infections
- Humans
- Male
- Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
- Pandemics
- Peptide Fragments
- Phenotype
