“…The mismatch between myocardial oxygen demand and supply can lead to cardiac ischemia and infarction, especially in the presence of pre-existing coronary artery disease ( Corrales-Medina, Musher, Shachkina, & Chirinos, 2013 ). Volume overload due to impaired sodium and water metabolism ( Dreyfuss, Leviel, Paillard, Rahmani, & Coste, 1988 ), transient disturbance of endothelial function and vascular tone ( Benson, Akbarian, Adler, & Abelmann, 1970 ; Kumar, Wallace, Ramirez, Benson, & Abelmann, 1970 ) and cardiac arrhythmias ( Cilli et al, 2018 ) may also contribute to decreased left ventricular function or worsening of HF in patients with COVID-19.…”