Cardiovascular Implications of COVID-19 Infections #MMPMID32670475
Thakkar AN; Tea I; Al-Mallah MH
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2020[Apr]; 16 (2): 146-154 PMID32670475show ga
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.