The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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J Assoc Physicians India · Nov 2020
Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) and Heart Failure: Current Perspective.
COVID-19 has been the biggest pandemic which the world has seen in recent times. The SARS-Cov-2 infection has the potential to cause multi-organ dysfunction. Though the virus predominantly affects the lungs, it can affect the heart in myriad ways. ⋯ Early recognition and prompt management is the need of the hour to prevent any mortality and morbidity. Summary: COVID-19 can affect the heart in many ways. This article describes the mechanisms, clinical presentations and management of heart failure caused by COVID-19 infection.