Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) predominantly presents with symptoms of fever, fatigue, cough and respiratory failure. However, it appears to have a unique interplay with cardiovascular disease (CVD); patients with pre-existing CVD are at highest risk for mortality from COVID-19, along with the elderly. COVID-19 contributes to cardiovascular complications including arrhythmias, myocardial dysfunction and myocardial inflammation. Although the exact mechanism of myocardial inflammation in patients with COVID-19 is not known, several plausible mechanisms have been proposed based on early observational reports. In this article, the authors summarise the available literature on mechanisms of myocardial injury in COVID-19.

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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DiseaseCoronavirusMechanism (biology)Observational studyInflammationCardiologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Internal medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIntensive care medicinePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)

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Year
2020
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review
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6
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e15-e15
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Aniket S. Rali, Sagar Ranka, Zubair Shah et al. (2020). Mechanisms of Myocardial Injury in Coronavirus Disease 2019. Cardiac failure review , 6 , e15-e15. https://doi.org/10.15420/cfr.2020.10

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10.15420/cfr.2020.10