Selección de lo mejor del año 2021 en cardiología clínica y COVID-19

The pandemic caused by the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome, coronavirus type 2) has been the protagonist last year. This pandemic has caused great mortality throughout the planet. In this article we review the highlights of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the clinical cardiologist, such as cardiovascular disease, long-COVID, treatment with renin-angiotensin system blocking drugs, thrombosis, the antithrombotic therapy, statins and their anti-inflammatory role in infection, and vaccines to achieve the immunity of the population. During this year, telemedicine has helped doctors to remotely attend their patients, but it has also meant a change in clinical practices. clinical cardiologists have seen great scientific advances in the knowledge of COVID-19 and have had to adapt to this new situation, modifying their clinical practice. We address these aspects in this selection of the best topics of 2021 in clinical cardiology and COVID.