Cardiovascular Implications of COVID-19 Infections
Article Citation:
Thakkar AN, Tea I, Al-Mallah MH. Cardiovascular Implications of COVID-19 Infections. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovasc J. Published online May 28, 2020.
doi:Abstract
Since early 2020, the world has been facing a pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Although this positive single-stranded RNA virus primarily causes pulmonary infection and failure, it has been associated with multiple cardiovascular diseases including troponin elevation, myocarditis, and cardiac arrhythmias. Cardiac patients are susceptible to developing more severe infection from SARS-COV-2, making management complicated. In this review we discuss the cardiac manifestations of COVID-19 infections as well as considerations for the management of primary cardiac pathologies during this pandemic.
KeywordsCOVID-19 , ACE inhibitors , angiotensin receptor blockers , arrhythmias , organ transplant , coagulopathy , cardiovascular imaging , troponin
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