Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2020; 115(1): 1-4
COVID-19: A New Challenge in Pregnancy and Heart Disease
Walkiria Samuel Avila
, Regina Coeli de Carvalho
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Although SARS-CoV-2 isolation, gene sequencing, and structural analysis have been completed,therapies for COVID-19.
The first epidemiological data have pointed to a worse outcomes and higher mortality of COVID-19 in patients with chronic diseases, such as heart disease and arterial hypertension. Subsequently, the Brazilian Health Ministry included in the high-risk group pregnant, puerperal and post-abortion women.
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COVID-19: A New Challenge in Pregnancy and Heart Disease
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