Introduction: COVID-19 is an acute, sometimes severe, respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Aims and objectives: This study aimed to investigate the severity of COVID-19 based on serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 86 patients with COVID-19. They diagnosed using the RT-PCR test taken from the throat and nose. The patient9s demographic information were extracted from patients9 records. A 5-ml venous blood sample was taken from each patient. VEGF was measured with the ELISA method using the Hangzhou East biopharma VEGF ELIZA Kit.
Results: The mean age of patients was 55.56±14.88 years old. Fifty percent were male. The most common clinical symptom in patients was shortness of breath (77.9%). The VEGF and CRP mean serum levels were 2877.07±104.77 ng/ml and 46.16±24.23 mm/hour …