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High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein as a Prognostic Indicator of Cardiovascular Disease in Severe Non-Diabetic COVID-19 Patients

OBJECTIVE: The long-term extrapulmonary sequelae of COVID-19 after recovery from the critical stage at the intensive care unit (ICU) are still unclear. Some post-COVID symptoms are prevalent even after a one-year follow-up. To explore the relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-...

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Autores principales: Kandhasami, Mugundhan, Panchanathan, Subash, Rajendran, Jayanthi, Laksham, Karthik Balajee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Applied Systems srl 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10515116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37744945
http://dx.doi.org/10.15190/d.2023.11
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The long-term extrapulmonary sequelae of COVID-19 after recovery from the critical stage at the intensive care unit (ICU) are still unclear. Some post-COVID symptoms are prevalent even after a one-year follow-up. To explore the relationship between high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and hyperglycemia with cardiovascular diseases in non-diabetic COVID-19 patients. To determine whether increased fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels are associated with elevated hs-CRP and to explore whether hs-CRP can serve as a prognostic indicator to predict cardiovascular outcome. METHODS: FBS and hs-CRP values of 26 non-diabetic COVID-19 patients were collected from their medical records at JIPMER hospital. In one-year follow-up of these 26 patients, 2mL of blood sample was collected for the analysis of FBS, HbA1c, and hs-CRP. RESULTS: hs-CRP increased in 23% of follow-up patients who were at high risk, and 42.3% of participants were at average risk for cardiovascular disease. High and average-risk groups of survivors showed a positive correlation of hs-CRP with FBS and HbA1c levels, and these patients should be carefully monitored. CONCLUSION: ICU survivors with elevated hs-CRP need periodic check-ups for cardiovascular diseases. We suggest that hs-CRP could be used as an early prognostic indicator of cardiovascular diseases and can reduce the risk.