MAIN POST-COVID-19 CARDIOVASCULAR SEQUELAE: AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

The disease caused by the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, can be understood as a severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The objective of the study was to determine the possible sequelae in the cardiovascular system caused by covid-19 evidenced in the literature. It is an integrative literature review, based on six steps for its elaboration. The data search was carried out through the Lilacs, SciELO and PubMed databases, where the combination of COVID-19 and cardiovascular health descriptors was used, separated by the Boolean operator AND (COVID 19 AND cardiovascular). The study points out that the post-covid consequences related to the cardiovascular system have taken an important place in discussions about the sequelae caused by the disease, and the final sample evidenced nine scientific articles that were produced during and after the pandemic period. After their selection and analysis, two discussion categories were listed, grouping the articles: functional cardiac sequelae and secondary cardiac sequelae, both caused by the infection caused by COVID-19. In short, the cardiovascular sequelae caused by COVID-19 infection represent a serious global public health problem, being a significant aggravation and with the potential to reach other body systems, directly impacting the quality of life of affected individuals.