Open AccessA Review of the Cardiac and Cardiovascular Effects of COVID-19 in Adults and Children
Author(s) -
Bibhuti B. Das,
S Kristen Sexon Tejtel,
Shriprasad Deshpande,
Lara Shekerdemian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
texas heart institute journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1526-6702
pISSN - 0730-2347
DOI - 10.14503/thij-20-7395
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , myocarditis , intensive care medicine , disease , heart disease , respiratory system , coronavirus infections , cardiology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically affects the respiratory system but can involve the cardiovascular system. Cardiac complications of COVID-19 can result directly from myocarditis or indirectly from numerous other mechanisms. Differentiating between primary and secondary cardiovascular involvement—our focus in this review—may help to identify the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the heart in adults and children.