Cardiovascular Complications in Major 21^st Century Viral Epidemics and Pandemics: an Insight into COVID-19

There have many major history-defining epidemics and pandemics in the 21^st century. It is well known that acute infections can cause cardiovascular (CV) complications, especially in those with underlying cardiac disease. The variation in rates and types of CVD complications in major 21^st century epidemics and pandemics varies greatly. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused the turmoil of the century and has COVID-19 has resulted in substantial human and economic loss. The novelty of COVID-19 and emerging CV effects is a new entity. In this review, we discuss the major epidemics and pandemics of the 21^st century and associated CVD complications.