医学
亚临床感染
心肌炎
无症状的
疾病
恶化
后遗症
重症监护医学
内科学
心力衰竭
混淆
风险因素
心脏病学
外科
作者
Parinaz Parhizgar,Nima Yazdankhah,Anna Rzepka,Kit Yan Christie Chung,Irfan Ali,Rachel Lai,Victoria Russell,Angela M. Cheung
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.cjca.2023.01.031
摘要
Statistics Canada estimated that approximately 1.4 million Canadians suffer from long COVID. Although cardiovascular changes during acute SARS-CoV-2 infection are well documented, long-term cardiovascular sequelae are less understood. In this review, we sought to characterize adult cardiovascular outcomes in the months after acute COVID-19 illness. In our search we identified reports of outcomes including cardiac dysautonomia, myocarditis, ischemic injuries, and ventricular dysfunction. Even in patients without overt cardiac outcomes, subclinical changes have been observed. Cardiovascular sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection can stem from exacerbation of preexisting conditions, ongoing inflammation, or as a result of damage that occurred during acute infection. For example, myocardial fibrosis has been reported months after hospital admission for COVID-19 illness, and might be a consequence of myocarditis and myocardial injury during acute disease. In turn, myocardial fibrosis can contribute to further outcomes including dysrhythmias and heart failure. Severity of acute infection might be a risk factor for long-term cardiovascular consequences, however, cardiovascular changes have also been reported in young, healthy individuals who had asymptomatic or mild acute disease. Although evolving evidence suggests that previous SARS-CoV-2 infection might be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, there is heterogeneity in existing evidence, and some studies are marred by measured and unmeasured confounders. Many investigations have also been limited by relatively short follow-up. Future studies should focus on longer term outcomes (beyond 1 year) and identifying the prevalence of outcomes in different populations on the basis of acute and long COVID disease severity.
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