Three Years of COVID-19 Pandemic—Is the Heart Skipping a Beat?
Maria-Luiza Luchian,
Fabian Demeure,
Julien Higny,
Yannick Berners,
Jean Henry,
Antoine Guedes,
Gabriel Laurence,
Lara Saidane,
Alexandra Höcher,
Bram Roosens,
Steven Droogmans,
Bernard Cosyns,
Andreea Motoc
Affiliations
Maria-Luiza Luchian
Department of Cardiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Fabian Demeure
Department of Cardiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Julien Higny
Department of Cardiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Yannick Berners
Department of Cardiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Jean Henry
Department of Cardiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Antoine Guedes
Department of Cardiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Gabriel Laurence
Department of Cardiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Lara Saidane
Department of Cardiology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
Alexandra Höcher
Department of Cardiology, Centrum voor Hart-en Vaatziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
Bram Roosens
Department of Cardiology, Centrum voor Hart-en Vaatziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
Steven Droogmans
Department of Cardiology, Centrum voor Hart-en Vaatziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
Bernard Cosyns
Department of Cardiology, Centrum voor Hart-en Vaatziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
Andreea Motoc
Department of Cardiology, Centrum voor Hart-en Vaatziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 101, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
In the context of new therapeutic protocols and vaccines developed in the past 3 years, coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) continues to exert an important impact on the healthcare systems worldwide. Age and a history of cardiovascular or respiratory diseases remain relevant in terms of prognosis for all COVID-19 patients, independent of the viral strain, by conveying a worse outcome and increased rates of in-hospital mortality. Previous studies reported heterogenous cardiovascular manifestations in COVID-19 patients from acute myocarditis or myopericarditis, acute coronary syndromes, stress cardiomyopathy, de novo arrhythmias to pulmonary embolism, or in some rare cases, endocarditis. In this review, we assessed the potential acute, in-hospital and long-term cardiac complications in patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
