[HTML][HTML] Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome and the cardiovascular system: What is known?

NM Dixit, A Churchill, A Nsair, JJ Hsu - American heart journal plus …, 2021 - Elsevier
NM Dixit, A Churchill, A Nsair, JJ Hsu
American heart journal plus: cardiology research and practice, 2021Elsevier
Abstract Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) is defined by persistent symptoms> 3–4
weeks after onset of COVID-19. The mechanism of these persistent symptoms is distinct from
acute COVID-19 although not completely understood despite the high incidence of PACS.
Cardiovascular symptoms such as chest pain and palpitations commonly occur in PACS, but
the underlying cause of symptoms is infrequently known. While autopsy studies have shown
that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) rarely causes …
Abstract
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) is defined by persistent symptoms >3–4 weeks after onset of COVID-19. The mechanism of these persistent symptoms is distinct from acute COVID-19 although not completely understood despite the high incidence of PACS. Cardiovascular symptoms such as chest pain and palpitations commonly occur in PACS, but the underlying cause of symptoms is infrequently known. While autopsy studies have shown that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) rarely causes direct myocardial injury, several syndromes such as myocarditis, pericarditis, and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome have been implicated in PACS. Additionally, patients hospitalized with acute COVID-19 who display biomarker evidence of myocardial injury may have underlying coronary artery disease revealed by the physiological stress of SARS-CoV-2 infection and may benefit from medical optimization. We review what is known about PACS and the cardiovascular system and propose a framework for evaluation and management of related symptoms.
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