Impact of myocardial injury on cardiovascular complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: insights from Latin America.

Introduction: Viral infection by SARS-CoV2 is a pandemic affecting over 600 million people worldwide. One of five hospitalized patients may present myocardial injury, strongly associated with disease severity and mortality.

Methodology: Retrospective cross-sectional study of hospitalized COVID-19 patients diagnosed between May 01, 2020, and June 30, 2021, from the database of the Registro Latinoamericano de Enfermedad Cardiovascular y COVID-19 (CARDIO COVID 19-20) with a troponin value recorded during hospitalization.