COVID-19 and cardiovascular consequences: Is the endothelial dysfunction the hardest challenge?

A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a pandemic disease named Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) of epochal dimension. The clinical spectrum of COVID-19 is wide, ranging from asymptomatic forms to severe pneumonia, sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndromes resulting in poor outcomes.Among the various consequences of severe COVID-19, cardiovascular (CV) collapse appears the most serious and potentially lethal. On the other hand, pre-existent CV comorbidities are also associated with higher mortality.

Source: Thrombosis Research - August 26, 2020 Category: Hematology Authors: Del Turco Serena, Vianello Annamaria, Ragusa Rosetta, Caselli Chiara, Basta Giuseppina Tags: Review Article Source Type: research