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Approximately 50% of patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19 and with elevated troponin levels presented lasting heart damage, including myocarditis, infarction, ischemia, as well as combinations of all 3, according to a recent study.1,2
Investigators from London, United Kingdom, utilized multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to diagnose causes of elevated troponin in patients who recovered from SARS-CoV-2.1 The study, published in the European Heart Journal, is the largest of its kind to date.
Acute respiratory infections and sepsis are often indicative of elevated serum troponin levels in hospitalized patients, which may lead to death even after a patient’s recovery, investigators explained.
This is a small, but significant study. I'm sure more info will come as time wears on
We also know that COVID has lasting damage of lungs, circulatory system and also the brain
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