Curr Cardiol Rev . Cardiovascular Complications in Major 21st Century Viral Epidemics and Pandemics: an Insight into COVID-19

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Curr Cardiol Rev


. 2021 Apr 18.
doi: 10.2174/1573403X17666210419113037. Online ahead of print.
Cardiovascular Complications in Major 21st Century Viral Epidemics and Pandemics: an Insight into COVID-19


Muzna Hussain[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Patrick Collier[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rohit Moudgil[SUP] 1 [/SUP]



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• PMID: 33874873
• DOI: 10.2174/1573403X17666210419113037

Abstract

There have many major history-defining epidemics and pandemics in the 21st century. It is well known that acute infections can cause cardiovascular (CV) complications especially in those with underlying cardiac disease. The variation in rates and types of CV disease complications in major 21st century epidemics and pandemics varies greatly. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused the turmoil of the century and has COVID-19 has resulted in substantial human and economic loss. . The novelty of COVID-19 and emerging CV effects is a new entity. In this review, we discuss the major epidemics and pandemics of the 21st century and associated CV disease complications. .

Keywords: COVID-19; cardiovascular complications; epidemic; epidemiology.; pandemic; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.