COVID-19's immuno-pathology and cardiovascular diseases

J Investig Med. 2023 Feb;71(2):71-80. doi: 10.1177/10815589221141841. Epub 2023 Jan 16.

Abstract

The pandemic of COVID-19 in worldwide causes recent millions of morbidity and mortality in all countries and is the most important challenge in the world in recent years. Coronavirus is a single-stranded RNA virus and infection with COVID-19 leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome, lung inflammation, cytokine storm, and death. The other complications include endothelial dysfunction, activation of coagulation, thromboembolic events, and vascular disease. Cardiovascular complications such as myocardial and stroke ischemia, pulmonary thromboembolism, systemic arterial, and deep vein thrombosis were reported. In this review, we presented immuno-pathological mechanisms and the effects of COVID-19 on the cardiovascular system, heart, vessels, coagulation system, and molecular glance of immuno-inflammation to the COVID-19's pathology on the cardiovascular system.

Keywords: Corona virus; blood; heart; immune system; infection.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / complications
  • Cardiovascular Diseases* / complications
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / complications
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Thromboembolism* / etiology