Cardiovascular Burden of COVID-19 and the Post-Covid Era

2021 
Why COVID-19 became an issue for cardiovascular specialists? SARS-CoV-2- related myocardial injury and myocarditis Approximately 20-30% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 have evidence of cardiac injury, as indicated by elevated levels of high-sensitivity troponins. The presence and magnitude of troponin elevation is associated with more severe disease and worse outcomes, even after adjusting for relevant risk factors. Myocardial injury portends a fatal outcome of COVID-19, while the prognosis of patients without myocardial injury, even with underlying cardiovascular disease, is more [...]
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