COVID-19 And Cardiovascular Diseases: A Scoping Review

Coronavirus disease is an emergency condition worldwide that can affect various organs. This scoping review intended to categorize the current evidence of the relationship of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cardiovascular system. We conducted a literature search using the PubMed (Medline), Embase, Scopus, and ProQuest databases and Google Scholar search engine. We recruited 28 articles related to the aim of the study. According to the results, COVID-19 is associated with an increase in cardiovascular system disorders due to the role of coronavirus in increasing the risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, arrhythmia, thromboembolism, myocarditis, and heart failure. On the other hand, increased anxiety and stress cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular complications of drugs used in the treatment of COVID-19, decreased rate of hospitalized patients with cardiovascular diseases, psychological distress and lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, increase the rate of cardiovascular disorders.