Pandemic Perspective: Commonalities Between COVID-19 and Cardio-Oncology

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Sherry-Ann Brown¹  Svetlana Zaharova¹  Peter Mason¹  Jonathan Thompson²  Bicky Thapa²  David Ishizawar¹  Erin Wilkes³  Gulrayz Ahmed²  Jason Rubenstein¹  Joyce Sanchez⁴  David Joyce⁵  Balaraman Kalyanaraman⁶  Michael Widlansky¹ 

[1] Cardio-Oncology Program, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin;Division of Hematology and Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin;Department of Pharmacy, Froedtert Health and Medical College of Wisconsin;Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical College of Wisconsin;Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin;Department of Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin

关键词: cardio-oncology;    COVID-19;    pandemic;    telemedicine;    inflammation;    cytokine release syndrome;    right ventricle;    health disparities;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2020.568720

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Overlapping commonalities between coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) and cardio-oncology regarding cardiovascular toxicities (CVT), pathophysiology, and pharmacology are special topics emerging during the pandemic. In this perspective, we consider an array of CVT common to both COVID-19 and cardio-oncology, including cardiomyopathy, ischemia, conduction abnormalities, myopericarditis, and right ventricular (RV) failure. We also emphasize the higher risk of severe COVID-19 illness in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or its risk factors or cancer. We explore commonalities in the underlying pathophysiology observed in COVID-19 and cardio-oncology, including inflammation, cytokine release, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system, coagulopathy, microthrombosis, and endothelial dysfunction. In addition, we examine common pharmacologic management strategies that have been elucidated for CVT from COVID-19 and various cancer therapies. The use of corticosteroids, as well as antibodies and inhibitors of various molecules mediating inflammation and cytokine release syndrome, are discussed. The impact of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is also addressed, since these drugs are used in cardio-oncology and have received considerable attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, since the culprit virus enters human cells via the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor. There are therefore several areas of overlap, similarity, and interaction in the toxicity, pathophysiology, and pharmacology profiles in COVID-19 and cardio-oncology syndromes. Learning more about either will likely provide some level of insight into both. We discuss each of these topics in this viewpoint, as well as what we foresee as evolving future directions to consider in cardio-oncology during the pandemic and beyond. Finally, we highlight commonalities in health disparities in COVID-19 and cardio-oncology and encourage continued development and implementation of innovative solutions to improve equity in health and healing.

【 授权许可】

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