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    García de Guadiana-Romualdo, Luis; Martínez Martínez, Mónica; Rodríguez Mulero, María Dolores; Esteban-Torrella, Patricia; Hernández Olivo, Marta; Alcaraz García, María José; Campos-Rodríguez, Valerio; Sancho-Rodríguez, Natalia; Galindo Martínez, María; Alcaraz, Antonia; Ros Braquehais, María Salomé; Báguena Perez-Crespo, Carlos; Ramos Arenas, Verónica; Tomás Jiménez, Cristina; Consuegra-Sánchez, Luciano; Conesa-Hernandez, Andrés; Piñera-Salmerón, Pascual; Bernal-Morell, Enrique

    International journal of infectious diseases, 10/2021, Letnik: 111
    Journal Article

    •Endotheliopathy is a pathological feature associated with thromboinflammation.•Endothelial biomarkers may help the stratification of risk in COVID-19.•Disruption of the adrenomedullin system contributes to endothelial dysfunction.•MR-proADM might be useful for early risk stratification of COVID-19. Thromboinflammation, resulting from a complex interaction between thrombocytopathy, coagulopathy, and endotheliopathy, contributes to increased mortality in COVID-19 patients. MR-proADM, as a surrogate of adrenomedullin system disruption, leading to endothelial damage, has been reported as a promising biomarker for short-term prognosis. We evaluated the role of MR-proADM in the mid-term mortality in COVID-19 patients. A prospective, observational study enrolling COVID-19 patients from August to October 2020. A blood sample for laboratory test analysis was drawn on arrival in the emergency department. The primary endpoint was 90-day mortality. The area under the curve (AUC) and Cox regression analyses were used to assess discriminatory ability and association with the endpoint. A total of 359 patients were enrolled, and the 90-day mortality rate was 8.9%. ROC AUC for MR-proADM predicting 90-day mortality was 0.832. An optimal cutoff of 0.80 nmol/L showed a sensitivity of 96.9% and a specificity of 58.4%, with a negative predictive value of 99.5%. Circulating MR-proADM levels (inverse transformed), after adjusting by a propensity score including eleven potential confounders, were an independent predictor of 90-day mortality (HR: 0.162 95% CI: 0.043-0.480) Our data confirm that MR-proADM has a role in the mid-term prognosis of COVID-19 patients and might assist physicians with risk stratification.