Open AccessHeart failure in general and cardiac transplant patients with COVID-19
Author(s) -
Munish Sharma,
Gowthami Sai Kogilathota Jagirdhar,
Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli,
Rahul Kashyap,
Salim Surani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
world journal of cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1949-8462
DOI - 10.4330/wjc.v14.i7.392
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , covid-19 , pandemic , intensive care medicine , disease , cardiology , presentation (obstetrics) , infectious disease (medical specialty) , surgery
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily an infection of the respiratory tract, but it can have multisystem manifestations. Cardiac complications of COVID-19 can range from acute myocardial injury, cardiac arrhythmias, or heart failure, amongst others. Heart failure (HF) in COVID-19 can be a de novo process or due to worsening of pre-existing cardiovascular ailment. HF in a patient with COVID-19 not only poses challenges in clinical presentation and management of COVID-19 but also affect prognosis of the patient. This article aims to succinctly revisit the implications of this pandemic regarding pre-existing HF or new-onset HF based on prevailing data. It also focuses on the management and special recommendations from prior studies and guidelines.