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Review
. 2024 Aug 2:54:101482.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101482. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Cardiovascular disease and covid-19: A systematic review

B A Krishna  1 , M Metaxaki  1 , N Sithole  1   2 , P Landín  3 , P Martín  4 , A Salinas-Botrán  5   6
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Cardiovascular disease and covid-19: A systematic review

B A Krishna et al. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cardiovascular disease; Long COVID-19 syndrome; SARS-CoV-2.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Cardiovascular complications of COVID-19: acute setting and post-acute sequela (rates).
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