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cord-026803-p1o4qc1h	Maddury, Jyotsna	Need of the Hour— COVID-19 for Cardiologists	2020-04-16		.txt	text/plain	1671	111	46	The most distressing pandemic at present is coronavirus disease 2019 , caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Initial studies showed low association of chronic cardiac diseases (10%) in COVID-19 patients along with the acute cardiac injury accounting to 23%. These reports with new information urge cardiologists to warn patients about the potential risk and encourage them to practice "additional, reasonable precautions" for those with underlying heart disease. As SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV have similar pathogenicity, myocardial injury caused due to SARS-CoV-2 infection may be immune mediated through the ACE2 receptor or cytokine storm and/or hypoxia due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). As there is an increased risk of secondary infections with COVID-19, patients are advised to remain current with vaccinations, including the pneumococcal vaccine and influenza vaccine in accordance with current ACC/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19): the epidemic and the challenges	./cache/cord-026803-p1o4qc1h.txt	./txt/cord-026803-p1o4qc1h.txt