Ana-Maria MICUDA1*, Camelia Cristina DIACONU2,3,4
Abstract. Viral respiratory infections (VRI) represent one of the most prevalent types of infectious diseases. The most common viruses include influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), coronaviruses, and other emerging viruses, like the metapneumovirus. While primarily affecting the respiratory system, they present cardiovascular tropism to some extent and lead to several complications such as thrombotic complications, myocarditis, pericarditis, and arrhythmic events. In the current review, we will present the pathophysiology of each complication, risk stratification, and prevention measures.
Keywords: viral respiratory infections, cardiovascular complications.
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscimed.2025.1.30
1 Department of Cardiology, Elias Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
2 Department of Internal Medicine, Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
3 Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
4 Academy of Romanian Scientists
* Correspondence: Ana-Maria Micuda, Department of Cardiology, Elias Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania; e mail: maria_micuda@yahoo.com
PUBLISHED in Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Series of Medicine, Volume 6, Issue 1
ISSN-L 2668-8816 ONLINE ISSN 2668-8816
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