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COVID-19 and the Heart

2020; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 126; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1161/circresaha.120.317055

ISSN

1524-4571

Autores

Akbarshakh Akhmerov, Eduardo Marbán,

Tópico(s)

Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Resumo

Infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome novel coronavirus produces a clinical syndrome known as 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). When severe, COVID-19 is a systemic illness characterized by hyperinflammation, cytokine storm, and elevations of cardiac injury biomarkers. Here, we review what is known about the pathophysiology of COVID-19, its cardiovascular manifestations, and emerging therapeutic prospects. In this rapidly moving field, this review was comprehensive as of April 3, 2020.

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