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. 2021 Oct 19;13(10):e18899. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18899

Table 4. Laboratory and echocardiographic findings.

Laboratory features associated with severe COVID-19 infection included 71% were high ferritin level, 66.2% were high LDH, 61% were high CRP level, 53.9% were high D-dimer, 39.4% were high CK level, 35.7% were high myoglobin level, 22.2% were high procalcitonin, 15.7% were rhabdomyolysis and 6.3% were high lactic acid. 7.7% hospitalized patients were performed Echocardiography showed 3.4% were mild low EF, 1.7% were severe low EF and 0.5% were moderate low EF.

Laboratory features Frequency (n) Percentage (%)
Serum ferritin >500mcg/L 295 71%
Ferritin >500mcg/L in rhabdomyolysis (65) 58 89.2%
Ferritin >500mcg/L in acute myocardial injury (99) 86 86.8%
C-reactive protein levels (>100mg/l) 253 61%
C-reactive protein levels (>100mg/l) in rhabdomyolysis (65) 57 87.8%
C-reactive protein levels (>100mg/l) in acute myocardial injury (99) 86 86.8%
D-Dimer >1000 ng/ml 223 53.9%
D-Dimer >1000 ng/ml in rhabdomyolysis (65) 51 78.5%
D-Dimer >1000 ng/ml in acute myocardial injury (99) 74 74.7%
IL6>70 pg/ml 153 37%
IL6>70 pg/ml in Rhabdomyolysis (65) 42 64.6%
IL6>70 pg/ml in acute myocardial injury (99) 67 67.7%
Acute myocardial injury in patient high inflammatory marker (103) (ferritin, CRP, D dimer, IL-6) 53 51.45%
Rhabdomyolysis in patient high inflammatory markers (103) (ferritin, CRP, D dimer, IL-6) 29 28.15%
LDH >245 units/L 274 66.2%
Serum CK>300u/L 163 39.4%
Serum myoglobin >72 ng/dl 148 35.7%
Acute kidney injury (AKI) (urea>8mmol/L, creatinine>106ml/min) 152 36.7%
Acute kidney injury in rhabdomyolysis (65) 41 63.07%
ALT or AST >200 U/L (Acute liver injury) 114 27.5%
Troponin-T hs (male>30, female>20ng/l) Acute myocardial injury 99 23.9%
Procalcitonin (> 2ng/ml) 90 22.2
Serum CK>1000 U/L (Rhabdomyolysis) 65 15.7%
Pro-BNP (>1800pg/ml) AHF 47 11.4
Lactic acid >4mml/l 26 6.3
Echocardiography    
Mild low ejection fraction (51-41%) 32 7.7
Moderate low ejection fraction (40-30%) 11 2.7
Severe low ejection fraction (<30%) 7 1.7