COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Diseases: Challenges and Solutions

Abstract

Rampantly spreading around the globe and taking thousands of lives each day, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may present with varied cardiovascular manifestations. Those with evidence of myocardial injury have a worse prognosis too. Patients with preexisting cardiovascular diseases or risk factors are at greater risk of adverse outcomes and mortality by this infection. Being highly contagious, measures to prevent cross-infection are of paramount importance. In this article, the authors summarize the various cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 and precautions needed while handling them and the long-term consequences of COVID-19 infection.

Stent thrombosis during COVID‐19 pandemic: A case series

“…The rate of ventricular arrhythmia is about 5.9% in COVID-19 patients, and patients with myocardial injury are more prone to developing arrhythmias. 23 The second case presented to the ED with chest pain and dyspnea. The angiogram showed multiple thrombotic lesions of LAD stents.…”

“…Our patient also developed a fatal arrhythmia. The rate of ventricular arrhythmia is about 5.9% in COVID‐19 patients, and patients with myocardial injury are more prone to developing arrhythmias 23 …”