Lessons Learned from Cardiac Complications of COVID-19 and the Value of the Electrocardiogram

Abstract

Since the declaration of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in March 2020, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus, much has been learned about the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical characteristics, and predictors of poor prognosis. Furthermore, cardiovascular implications have emerged as significant contributors to morbi-mortality. In this sense, the recently published work of Galindes-Casanova et al. reinforces existing evidence on acute COVID-19 infection, cardiac complications, and electrocardiogram (ECG) manifestations. 1