Cardiovascular disorders in patients with Zika Virus: integrative review

Abstract

Objective: To describe the primary cardiovascular disorders manifested in patients infected with the zika virus and understand the pathophysiological process. Methods: This integrative literature review occurred in January 2021 through the PICO strategy, which answered the guiding question: “What are the main cardiovascular disorders manifested in patients infected with zika virus?” For this, a time interval of 5 years was defined, using the descriptors “Zika Virus”,“Heart” and “Cardiovascular Diseases” in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The contemplated databases were MEDLINE, LILACS, and BDENF. Results: There were a total of 77,872 articles, of which, after the exclusion and inclusion processes, it was summarized in eight articles included in this review. The main cardiovascular findings present were apical muscular ventricular septal defect and ostium secundum, in addition to atrial fibrillation and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Conclusions: Further studies with more robustness that clearly establish the mechanism of cellular tropism for cardiac muscle cells and involve the pathophysiological process of cardiac alterations more clearly and reliably are needed.

Keywords

• cardiology
• cardiovascular abnormalities
• zika virus infection