Trajectory of cardiac troponin T following moderate-to-severe COVID-19 and the association with cardiac abnormalities.

Biomarker COVID-19 Cardiac function Echocardiography Troponin

Journal

BMC cardiovascular disorders
ISSN: 1471-2261
Titre abrégé: BMC Cardiovasc Disord
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968539

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 08 08 2023
accepted: 21 03 2024
medline: 14 4 2024
pubmed: 14 4 2024
entrez: 13 4 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

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. 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. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had hs-cTnT measured during the index hospitalization and after 3-and 12 months, when they also underwent an echocardiographic study. A subset also underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) after 6 months. Cardiac abnormalities were defined as left ventricular hypertrophy or dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction, or CMR late gadolinium. We included 189 patients with hs-cTnT concentrations measured during hospitalization for COVID-19, and after 3-and 12 months: Geometric mean (95%CI) 13 (11-15) ng/L, 7 (6-8) ng/L and 7 (6-8) ng/L, respectively. Cardiac abnormalities after 3 months were present in 45 (30%) and 3 (8%) of patients with hs-cTnT ≥ and < 5 ng/L at 3 months, respectively (negative predictive value 92.3% [95%CI 88.5-96.1%]). The performance was similar in patients with and without dyspnea. Hs-cTnT decreased from hospitalization to 3 months (more pronounced in intensive care unit-treated patients) and remained unchanged from 3 to 12 months, regardless of the presence of cardiac abnormalities. Higher hs-cTnT concentrations in the convalescent phase of COVID-19 are associated with the presence of cardiac pathology and low concentrations (< 5 ng/L) may support in ruling out cardiac pathology following the infection.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND 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 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.
METHODS METHODS
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had hs-cTnT measured during the index hospitalization and after 3-and 12 months, when they also underwent an echocardiographic study. A subset also underwent cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) after 6 months. Cardiac abnormalities were defined as left ventricular hypertrophy or dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction, or CMR late gadolinium.
RESULTS RESULTS
We included 189 patients with hs-cTnT concentrations measured during hospitalization for COVID-19, and after 3-and 12 months: Geometric mean (95%CI) 13 (11-15) ng/L, 7 (6-8) ng/L and 7 (6-8) ng/L, respectively. Cardiac abnormalities after 3 months were present in 45 (30%) and 3 (8%) of patients with hs-cTnT ≥ and < 5 ng/L at 3 months, respectively (negative predictive value 92.3% [95%CI 88.5-96.1%]). The performance was similar in patients with and without dyspnea. Hs-cTnT decreased from hospitalization to 3 months (more pronounced in intensive care unit-treated patients) and remained unchanged from 3 to 12 months, regardless of the presence of cardiac abnormalities.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Higher hs-cTnT concentrations in the convalescent phase of COVID-19 are associated with the presence of cardiac pathology and low concentrations (< 5 ng/L) may support in ruling out cardiac pathology following the infection.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38614990
doi: 10.1186/s12872-024-03854-7
pii: 10.1186/s12872-024-03854-7
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eng

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Tarjei Øvrebotten (T)

Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
K.G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Albulena Mecinaj (A)

Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
K.G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Knut Stavem (K)

Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Waleed Ghanima (W)

Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Hemato-oncology, Østfold Hospital Kalnes, Østfold, Norway.

Eivind Brønstad (E)

Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Thoracic Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.

Michael T Durheim (MT)

Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.

Tøri V Lerum (TV)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway.

Tony Josefsen (T)

Department of Cardiology, Østfold Hospital Kalnes, Østfold, Norway.

Jostein Grimsmo (J)

Department of cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, Cathinka Guldberg's Hospital, Lovisenberg Rehabilitation, Jessheim, Norway.

Siri L Heck (SL)

K.G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.

Torbjørn Omland (T)

Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
K.G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Charlotte B Ingul (CB)

Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

Gunnar Einvik (G)

Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Peder L Myhre (PL)

Department of Cardiology, Division of Medicine, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway. p.l.myhre@medisin.uio.no.
K.G. Jebsen Center for Cardiac Biomarkers, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. p.l.myhre@medisin.uio.no.

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