A STUDY OF TROPONIN T LEVELS IN HOSPITALISED ICU PATIENTS OF COVID 19 AND ITS RELATION WITH IN HOSPITAL MORTALITY.

Abstract

BACKGROUND : Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2) was a pandemic, with considerable mortality and morbidity exerting pressure on global health-care systems. We have studied the relationship of raised troponin levels in covid 19 affected patients with in hospital mortality.
RESULTS: Most people who died belonged to age group of more than 60 years age with males having high incidence of mortality. 36% of those who died had Type II diabetes. Out of 20 patients who died has strongly positive troponin T levels without any evidence of Acute Myocardial infarction on electrocardiography(ECG).
CONCLUSIONS: A positive correlation was found between mortality and rise in troponin T levels irrespective of any previous known cardiovascular disease in patients and the rise of troponin T levels had no correlation with Computed Tomography severity score.