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The Heart and COVID-19: What Cardiologists Need to Know
In face of the pandemic of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the management of patients with cardiovascular risk factors and/or disease is challenging. The cardiovascular complications evidenced in patients with COVID-19 derive from several mechanisms, ranging from direct viral injury to complications secondary to the inflammatory and thrombotic responses to the infection. The proper care of patients with COVID-19 requires special attention to the cardiovascular system aimed at better outcomes
O Coração e a COVID-19: O que o Cardiologista Precisa Saber
Frente Ă pandemia da doença causada pelo novo coronavĂrus (COVID-19), o manejo do paciente com fator de risco e/ou doença cardiovascular Ă© desafiador nos dias de hoje. As complicações cardiovasculares evidenciadas nos pacientes com COVID-19 resultam de vários mecanismos, que vĂŁo desde lesĂŁo direta pelo vĂrus atĂ© complicações secundárias Ă resposta inflamatĂłria e trombĂłtica desencadeada pela infecção. O cuidado adequado do paciente com COVID-19 exige atenção ao sistema cardiovascular em busca de melhores desfechos