COVID-19 Pandemic and Cardiovascular Diseases: Lessons and Prospects

• Published in: Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vol. 92; no. 4; pp. 425 - 429
• Main Authors: Shlyakhto, E. V., Konradi, A. O., Karonova, T. L., Fedotov, P. A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Blood vessels; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular system; Chemistry/Food Science; Circulatory system; COVID-19; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Engineering; Environment; Life Sciences; Pandemics; Risk analysis; Risk factors; Scientific Session of the General Meeting of the RAS Members “The Role of Science in Overcoming Pandemics and Postcrisis Development of Society”; Social Sciences; Viral diseases; coronavirus infection; chronic heart failure; circulatory system diseases; heart transplantation; myocarditis
• ISSN: 1019-3316; 1555-6492; 1555-6492
• DOI: 10.1134/S1019331622040098

This article is focused on the topicality of assessing complications and mortality from diseases of the circulatory system during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main variants of damage to the cardiovascular system, the mechanisms of their development, and risk factors are given. The long-term consequences of the new coronavirus infection for the heart and blood vessels are considered. In addition, the necessary measures to reduce the burden of disease after the pandemic are discussed.