A Review of the Cardiac and Cardiovascular Effects of COVID-19 in Adults and Children

Authors

Bibhuti B Das
S Kristen Sexon Tejtel
Shriprasad Deshpande
Lara S Shekerdemian

Language

English

Publication Date

7-1-2021

Journal

The Texas Heart Institute Journal

DOI

10.14503/THIJ-20-7395

PMID

34340244

PMCID

PMC8367289

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

8-2-2021

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-Print

Abstract

Symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) typically affects the respiratory system but can involve the cardiovascular system. Cardiac complications of COVID-19 can result directly from myocarditis or indirectly from numerous other mechanisms. Differentiating between primary and secondary cardiovascular involvement-our focus in this review-may help to identify the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the heart in adults and children.

Keywords

Adult, COVID-19, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular System, Child, Heart, Humans, Myocarditis, SARS-CoV-2

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Das, Bibhuti B; Sexon Tejtel, S Kristen; Deshpande, Shriprasad; et al., "A Review of the Cardiac and Cardiovascular Effects of COVID-19 in Adults and Children" (2021). The Texas Heart Institute Journal. 86.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/texasheartinstituejournal/86