The Potential Impact of COVID-19 Virus on the Heart and the Circulatory System

Mohammed S Alqahtani,1,2 Mohamed Abbas,3,4 Abdullah Alsabaani,5 Amjad Alqarni,1 Hussain M Almohiy,1 Entisar Alsawqaee,1 Raghad Alshahrani,1 Shahd Alshahrani1 1Radiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia; 2BioImaging Unit, Space Research Centre, Michael Atiyah Building, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, U.K; 3Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia; 4Computers and Communications Department, College of Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamasa, 35712, Egypt; 5Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohamed Abbas, Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia, Tel +966 17 241 1866, Fax +966 17 242 8184, Email mabas@kku.edu.saAbstract: Heart attacks, arrhythmias, and cardiomyopathy are all linked to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Nothing can be held accountable in the current state of affairs. Undiagnosed chronic systolic heart failure (CSHF) develops when the heart’s second half of the cardiac cycle does not function properly. As a result, the heart’s blood pumping function is interrupted. Stress-induced cardiomyopathy may be caused by a variety of factors inside the body (SICM). Cytokine storm and microvascular dysfunction are among the issues. There is inflammation in the heart muscle, which may lead to stress-induced cardiomyopathy. A major part of our study is going to be devoted to understanding the effects of coronavirus on the cardiovascular system and blood vessels. A lot of time and effort has been put into figuring out the health effects of radiation exposure. The heart and circulatory system are shown to be affected by the coronavirus in this rese