Acute Heart Failure in Coronavirus Disease 2019 and the Management of Comedications

Abstract

Dear Editor, We read, with great interest, the review article written by Oliveros et al. entitled ‘Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Heart Failure: A Multiparametric Approach’, which comprehensively summarises the clinical characteristics of cardiovascular complications associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the use of telehealth in patients with heart failure.1 This review should be highly valued considering that the rather high prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities, including heart failure, among patients with COVID-19 is now recognised. Individuals with underlying cardiovascular conditions are at increased risk of myocardial injury associated with COVID-19, as reported previously, possibly due to reduced cardiorespiratory reserves.2