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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Mol Cell Cardiol
. 2020 Jun 8;S0022-2828(20)30211-X.
doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.06.002. Online ahead of print.
Cardiac Injuries in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Chen Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Huihui Li[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Weijian Hang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Dao Wen Wang[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic worsens, this global pandemic is impacting more than 200 countries/regions and more than 4,500,000 confirmed cases worldwide. COVID-19 is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which might attack not only the respiratory system, but also the other important organs, including the heart. It was reported that COVID-19 patients with a past history of cardiovascular diseases would have a higher mortality. Meanwhile, elevated troponin levels were frequently observed in COVID-19 cases. Besides the comprehensive treatments for COVID-19, as a cardiologist, we should also remain vigilant about the cardiac injuries, especially those with severe emergent cardiovascular symptoms.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cardiovascular system; Injury; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2020 Jun 8;S0022-2828(20)30211-X.
doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.06.002. Online ahead of print.
Cardiac Injuries in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Chen Chen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Huihui Li[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Weijian Hang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Dao Wen Wang[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32526224
- DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.06.002
Abstract
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic worsens, this global pandemic is impacting more than 200 countries/regions and more than 4,500,000 confirmed cases worldwide. COVID-19 is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which might attack not only the respiratory system, but also the other important organs, including the heart. It was reported that COVID-19 patients with a past history of cardiovascular diseases would have a higher mortality. Meanwhile, elevated troponin levels were frequently observed in COVID-19 cases. Besides the comprehensive treatments for COVID-19, as a cardiologist, we should also remain vigilant about the cardiac injuries, especially those with severe emergent cardiovascular symptoms.
Keywords: COVID-19; Cardiovascular system; Injury; SARS-CoV-2.