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Cardiovascular System during SARS-CoV-2 Infection

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  • Maciej Koźlik

    (Department of Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease, Medical University of Silesia, 40-635 Katowice, Poland)

  • Adrianna Błahuszewska

    (Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-276 Bialystok, Poland)

  • Maciej Kaźmierski

    (Department of Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease, Medical University of Silesia, 40-635 Katowice, Poland)

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 virus can not only damage the respiratory system but may also pose a threat to other organs, such as the heart or vessels. This review focuses on cardiovascular complications of COVID-19, including acute cardiac injury, arrhythmias, biomarkers, accompanying comorbidities and outcomes in patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The research was conducted on the databases: PubMed, Springer, ScienceDirect, UpToDate, Oxford Academic, Wiley Online Library, ClinicalKey. Fifty-six publications from 1 November 2020 till 15 August 2021 were included in this study. The results show that cardiac injury is present in about 1 in 4 patients with COVID-19 disease, and it is an independent risk factor, which multiplies the death rate several times in comparison to infected patients without myocardial injury. New-onset cardiac injury occurs in nearly every 10th patient of the COVID-19-suffering population. Comorbidities (such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes) severely deteriorate the outcome. Therefore, patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection should be carefully assessed in terms of cardiac medical history and possible cardiological complications.

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  • Maciej Koźlik & Adrianna Błahuszewska & Maciej Kaźmierski, 2022. "Cardiovascular System during SARS-CoV-2 Infection," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-20, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:3:p:1184-:d:730136
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