The level of N-terminalpro-b-type natriuretic peptide (median 241.0 versus 33.5 pg/mL, p<0.05), C-reactive protein (median 4.8 versus 2.0 mg/L, p< 0.05),D-dimer (median 1.2 versus 0.2 μg/mL, p< 0.05), leftventricular end-diastolic diameter (median 49.3 versus 45.7 mm, p<0.05) in patients with COVID-19-related AVB were significantly higher thancontrols. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is COVID-19.