Open AccessThe patient with heart failure in the face of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: an expert opinion of the Heart Failure Working Group of the Polish Cardiac Society
Author(s) -
Marta KałużnaOleksy,
Andrzej Gackowski,
Ewa A. Jankowska,
Tomasz Kukulski,
Małgorzata Lelonek,
Jadwiga Nessler,
Agnieszka Pawlak,
Piotr Rozentryt,
Paweł Rubiś,
Ewa StraburzyńskaMigaj,
Przemysław Leszek
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kardiologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1897-4279
pISSN - 0022-9032
DOI - 10.33963/kp.15359
Subject(s) - medicine , expert opinion , covid-19 , pandemic , heart failure , coronavirus , disease , intensive care medicine , clinical practice , respiratory failure , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physical therapy , outbreak
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), a new coronavirus that induces acute respiratory failure among other conditions, is the cause of the rapidly spreading coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19), affecting thousands of people around the world. The present expert opinion is a synthetic summary of the current knowledge on the various aspects of heart failure in patients with COVID‑19. The aim of the paper was to provide clinicians with necessary information useful in daily clinical practice.