Open AccessCardiac Involvement in COVID-19
Author(s) -
Akhmetzhan Sugraliyev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kardiologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.159
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2412-5660
pISSN - 0022-9040
DOI - 10.18087/cardio.2021.4.n1408
Subject(s) - covid-19 , medicine , renin–angiotensin system , cardiology , aldosterone , coronavirus , coronary arteries , heart failure , receptor , severe acute respiratory syndrome , disease , virology , blood pressure , artery , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
The novel coronavirus infection, COVID-19, is a highly contagious viral disease associated with acute, severe respiratory syndrome, which is based on the development of pronounced thrombo-inflammatory syndrome. As the number of patients with COVID-19 increased, heart damage has been reported, especially in patients with severe and critical COVID-19. This review describes the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor in the regulation of viral entry, the variety of damages to the heart and coronary arteries, and the importance of arterial hypertension and of the use of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors in the prognosis of patients with COVID-19.