COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease: a Global Perspective.

Alessandra Pina, Silvia Castelletti

Journal: Current cardiology reports 2021;23(10):135

PMID: 34410538

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Abstract

PURPOSE OF REVIEW

This review aims to assess the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), trying to assess the possible future trajectory of the CVDs and their management.

RECENT FINDINGS

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a deleterious impact on the CV risk factors, with an increase in both sedentary and unhealthy food habits. The fear of contagion has decreased the access to the emergency systems with an increase in out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrests and late presentation of acute myocardial infarctions. The closure of the non-urgent services has delayed cardiac rehabilitation programmes and chronic clinical care. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the population habits and on the management of CVDs, we will probably face an increase in CVD and heart failure cases. It is crucial to use all the non-traditional approaches, such as telemonitoring systems, in order to overcome the difficulties raised by the pandemic.

Address: IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, piazzale Brescia 20, 20149, Milan, Italy.; IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Cardiomyopathy Unit and Center for the Cardiac Arrhythmias of Genetic Origin, Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, piazzale Brescia 20, 20149, Milan, Italy. [email protected].

DOI: 10.1007/s11886-021-01566-4