Key result
COVID-19 causes numerous acute and chronic cardiovascular complications, including myocardial infarction, heart failure, and myocarditis, which may also contribute to Long COVID symptoms.
Why the study?
Cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 are numerous and aspects of this phenomenon are not well known.
What are the acute and chronic cardiovascular complications associated with COVID-19?
Systematic Review
What are the acute and chronic cardiovascular complications associated with COVID-19?
COVID-19 causes a wide spectrum of acute and chronic cardiovascular complications, highlighting the importance of cardiovascular monitoring in affected patients and identifying microclotting as a potential therapeutic target.
Supports CV monitoring in COVID-19 survivors; extends systematic evidence on persistent complications to Long COVID research.
Background: Cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 are numerous and aspects of this phenomenon are not well known. The main objective of this manuscript is a systematic review of the acute and chronic cardiovascular complications secondary to COVID-19. Methods: A systematic review of the literature through Medline via PubMed was conducted (2020-2024). Results: There is a plethora of effects of COVID-19 on the heart in the acute setting. Here we discuss pathophysiology, myocardial infarctions, heart failure, Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, myocardial injury, myocarditis and arrhythmias that are caused by COVID-19. Additionally, these cardiovascular injuries can linger and may be an underlying cause of some Long COVID symptoms. Conclusions: Cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 are numerous and life-threatening. Long COVID can affect cardiovascular health. Microclotting induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection could be a therapeutic target for some aspects of Long Covid.
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Krishna et al. (2024) conducted a systematic review in COVID-19 and cardiovascular complications. COVID-19 was evaluated on Acute and chronic cardiovascular complications. COVID-19 causes numerous acute and chronic cardiovascular complications, including myocardial infarction, heart failure, and myocarditis, which may also contribute to Long COVID symptoms.
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