COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Diseases: Challenges and Solutions

Rampantly spreading around the globe and taking thousands of lives each day, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may present with varied cardiovascular manifestations. Those with evidence of myocardial injury have a worse prognosis too. Patients with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases or risk fact...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sharma, Prachi, Pradhan, Akshyaya, Vohra, Shweta, Sethi, Rishi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2021
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8139746/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34046108
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/cr1244
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Sumario:Rampantly spreading around the globe and taking thousands of lives each day, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may present with varied cardiovascular manifestations. Those with evidence of myocardial injury have a worse prognosis too. Patients with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases or risk factors are at greater risk of adverse outcomes and mortality by this infection. Being highly contagious, measures to prevent cross-infection are of paramount importance. In this article, the authors summarize the various cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 and precautions needed while handling them and the long-term consequences of COVID-19 infection.

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