Cardiovascular complications of novel Wuhan Coronavirus (COVID-19) – A 2020 update

Abstract

hospitalised patients. Arrythmias were seen in 16.7%. Patient with known coronary artery disease and heart failure patients are at higher risk than others. We can expect higher mortality when it is associated with acute myocarditis, acute myocardial infarction, and rapidonset heart failure.3 According to the data available in the previous outbreaks, the patients with SARS or MERS with HFrEF had higher requirement of ventilators.4