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Editor, Senior Moderator
Eur J Heart Fail
. 2020 Jul 19.
doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1967. Online ahead of print.
Pathogenesis and Management of Myocardial Injury in Coronavirus Disease 2019
Zhi-Yao Wei[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hai-Yan Qian[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ji Huang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yong-Jian Geng[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, has become a major health crisis and a worldwide pandemic. COVID-19 is characterized by high infectivity, long incubation period, diverse clinical presentations, and strong transmission intensity. COVID-19 can cause myocardial injury as well as other cardiovascular complications, particularly in senior patients with pre-existing medical conditions. The current review summarizes the epidemiological characteristics, potential mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and recent progress in the management of COVID-19 cardiovascular complications.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; blood vessels; heart; inflammation.
. 2020 Jul 19.
doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1967. Online ahead of print.
Pathogenesis and Management of Myocardial Injury in Coronavirus Disease 2019
Zhi-Yao Wei[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hai-Yan Qian[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ji Huang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yong-Jian Geng[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32683753
- DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1967
Abstract
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, has become a major health crisis and a worldwide pandemic. COVID-19 is characterized by high infectivity, long incubation period, diverse clinical presentations, and strong transmission intensity. COVID-19 can cause myocardial injury as well as other cardiovascular complications, particularly in senior patients with pre-existing medical conditions. The current review summarizes the epidemiological characteristics, potential mechanisms, clinical manifestations, and recent progress in the management of COVID-19 cardiovascular complications.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; blood vessels; heart; inflammation.