Myocardial Injury in Severe COVID-19 Compared With Non–COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Abstract

Myocardial injury in severe COVID-19 is a function of baseline comorbidities, advanced age, and multisystem organ dysfunction, similar to traditional ARDS. The adverse prognosis of myocardial injury in COVID-19 relates largely to multisystem organ involvement and critical illness.