Key result
COVID-19 linked to severe cardiovascular complications driving increased mortality in critically ill patients.
Why the study?
SARS-CoV-2 infection has shown an association with myocardial injury, cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis, putting patients at increased risk for severe illness, but other cardiovascular complications driven by high inflammatory response remain to be explored.
COVID-19 infection carries a significant risk of cardiovascular complications such as acute myocardial injury and cardiomyopathy, which are associated with higher morbidity and mortality.
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May warrant enhanced cardiac monitoring in severe COVID-19; leaves open optimal prevention and treatment strategies.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has shown an association with acute myocardial injury, cardiomyopathy, and myocarditis. Individuals with myocardial involvement in association with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be at increased risk of developing severe illness. Cardiomyopathies are a heterogeneous group of diseases of the myocardium associated with mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction that usually exhibit inappropriate ventricular hypertrophy or dilation and are due to a variety of causes that frequently are genetic. It has been primarily divided into three subsets: genetic, mixed, and acquired cardiomyopathy. We anticipate that, because of the high inflammatory response, other cardiovascular complications may also occur in COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms. This review explores new information as it pertains to COVID-19 and cardiac complications.
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Singh et al. (2020) conducted a review in COVID-19. COVID-19 is associated with severe cardiovascular complications, including acute myocardial injury, cardiomyopathy, and heart failure, which significantly increase mortality in critically ill patients.
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