Sex Differences in the Prognostic Value of Troponin and D-dimer in COVID-19 Illness

Myocardial injury is associated with worse prognosis in patients with COVID-19.1-7 Numerous mechanisms for myocardial injury in COVID-19 have been proposed, including microvascular thrombosis, increased risk of coronary plaque destabilization, myocarditis, endothelial dysfunction, injury due to systemic inflammatory response, and supply-demand mismatch.8

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Source: Heart and Lung - October 25, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Amrita Mukhopadhyay, Nina Talmor, Yuhe Xia, Jeffrey S Berger, Eduardo Iturrate, Samrachana Adhikari, Claudia Pulgarin, Adriana Quinones-Camacho, Eugene Yuriditsky, James Horowitz, Albert S Jung, Daniele Massera, Norma M Keller, Glenn I Fishman, Leora Horw Source Type: research