Does the novel coronavirus 2019 like heart more than the other family members of coronaviruses?

Abstract

The disaster due to the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) around the world has made investigators enthusiastic about working on different aspects of COVID-19. However, although the pandemic of COVID-19 has not yet ended, it seems that COVID-19 compared to the other coronavirus infections (the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome [MERS] and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome [SARS]) is more likely to target the heart. Comparing the previous presentations of the coronavirus family and the recent cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 can also help in predicting possible future challenges and taking measures to tackle these issues.

Keywords

• coronavirus
• heart
• cardiovascular
• severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars)
• middle east respiratory syndrome (mers)
• covid-19