This presentation gives an insight into cardiac complications related to COVID

1. Cardiovascular Complications
of COVID-19
Dr Syed Raza
MD, MRCP, FRCP, CCT, FACC, FESC
Consultant Cardiologist
Awali Hospital, Bahrain

2. Heart and SARS-COV2

7. Possible mechanisms of cardiac injury due to Covid-19
Pathophysiology Cardiovascular effect
Further complications

8. Common cardiac presenations in COVID-19

11. Myocarditis
Infarction

12. Why young and ‘healthy’ individuals are dying
of COVID-19 ?
• 1. Genetic predisposition
• 2. Asthma
• 3. Smoker
• 4. Poor immunity
• 5. High viral load
• 1. Acute fulminant myocarditis -
Acute cardiac decompensation &
malignant arrhythmia
• 2. Pro-thrombotic state –
coronary/cerebral/lungs

13. COVID-19 treatment and effect on heart
Hydroxychloroquine
Azithromycin

16. Conclusion
•CV involvement in COVID-19 does lead to
increase in mortality.
•Can be a cause for sudden death
•Complex and multifactorial patho-physiology
•Treatment is mainly supportive