Abstract 058: Subclinical Myocardial Injury, Coagulopathy, And Inflammation In Covid-19: A Meta-analysis

Abstract

Introduction: Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus can lead to myocardial injury, with cardiac biomarker elevations. Objective: To quantify the association between biomarkers of myocardial injury, coagulation, and severe COVID-19 and death in hospitalized patients. Methods: Studies were identified from PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus, published between December 2019 to August 2021. Effect estimates for association between markers of myocardial injury (Troponin), myocardial stretch (N-terminal-pro hormone BNP, NT-proBNP), and coagulopathy (D-Dimer) and death or severe/critical COVID-19 were pooled using random-effects models. Odds Ratios (OR), Hazard Ratios (HR), and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) were pooled separately and reported by outcomes of critical/severe COVID-19 and death. A meta-analysis of proportions summarized pooled prevalence of co-morbidities. Results: We included 62 articles, with 41,013 patients. Pooled proportion of patients with hypertension history was 39% (95% CI: 34-44%); diabetes, 21% (95% CI: 18%-24%); coronary artery disease, 13% (95% CI: 10-16%); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 7% (95% CI: 5-8%), and cancer, 5% (95% CI: 4-7%). Elevated troponin was associated with higher pooled odds of critical/severe COVID-19 and death [Odds Ratio (OR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.42-2.18)] ( Figure ); also, separately for death (OR: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.32-2.25), and critical/severe COVID-19 (OR: 1.93, 95% CI: 1.45-2.40). Elevated NT-proBNP were associated with higher odds for severe COVID-19/death (OR: 3.00, 95% CI: 1.58-5.70). Elevated D-dimer levels was significantly associated with critical/severe COVID-19 and death (OR: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.07-1.79). Conclusions: This meta-analysis synthesizes evidence showing that myocardial injury, and coagulopathy are complications of COVID-19. Patients who have recovered from COVID-19 may benefit from minimally invasive assessment for markers of myocardial injury, stretch and coagulopathy for early risk stratification.

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“…The study team observed a high prevalence of comorbid conditions (hypertension/T2D) in the sample and found elevated biomarkers to be significantly associated with severe COVID‐19 and death. 58 …”