Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, 62529 Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Department of Diagnostic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, 62529 Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Jun 30;22(2):343-351. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2202041.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a mystified cryptic virus has challenged the mankind that has brought life to a standstill. Catastrophic loss of life, perplexed healthcare system and the downfall of global economy are some of the outcomes of this pandemic. Humans are raging a war with an unknown enemy. Infections, irrespective of age and gender, and more so in comorbidities are escalating at an alarming rate. Cardiovascular diseases, are the leading cause of death globally with an estimate of 31% of deaths worldwide out of which nearly 85% are due to heart attacks and stroke. Theoretically and practically, researchers have observed that persons with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions are comparatively more vulnerable to the COVID-19 infection. Moreover, they have studied the data between less severe and more severe cases, survivors and non survivors, intensive care unit (ICU) patients and non ICU patients, to analyse the relationship and the influence of COVID-19 on cardiovascular health of an individual, further the risk of susceptibility to submit to the virus. This review aims to provide a comprehensive particular on the possible effects, either direct or indirect, of COVID-19 on the cardiovascular heath of an individual.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是一种神秘的病毒，它使人类陷入停顿。灾难性的生命损失、困惑的医疗保健系统和全球经济的崩溃是这场大流行的一些后果。人类正在与一个未知的敌人作战。感染，无论年龄和性别，尤其是在合并症中，以惊人的速度升级。心血管疾病是全球死亡的主要原因，全球有 31%的死亡归因于此，其中近 85%是由于心脏病发作和中风。从理论和实践上，研究人员已经观察到，患有先前存在的心血管疾病的人更容易受到 COVID-19 感染。此外，他们研究了轻症和重症病例、幸存者和非幸存者、重症监护病房（ICU）患者和非 ICU 患者之间的数据，以分析 COVID-19 对个人心血管健康的影响，以及个体对病毒的易感性的风险。这篇综述旨在提供关于 COVID-19 对个体心血管健康可能产生的直接或间接影响的全面概述。
