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Overview

  • Patients with chronic heart failure (HF) may be at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 infection due to the advanced age and the presence of multiple comorbidities.
  • Both de novo acute heart failure and acute decompensation of chronic heart failure can occur in patients with COVID-19.

Classification

Pathophysiology

Presumed pathophysiologic mechanisms for the development of new or worsening heart failure in patients with COVID-19 include:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

    • Acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure
    • Acute myocardial injury (which in turn can be caused by several mechanisms)
    • Stress cardiomyopathy (i.e., Takotsubo cardiomyopathy)
    • Impaired myocardial relaxation resulting in diastolic dysfunction [i.e., Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)]
    • Right-sided heart failure, secondary to pulmonary hypertension caused by hypoxia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

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Laboratory Findings

  • Cardiac Troponins:
    • Elevated cardiac troponin levels suggest the presence of myocardial cell injury or death.
    • Cardiac troponin levels may increase in patients with chronic or acute decompensated HF.[6]
  • Natriuretic Peptides:
    • Natriuretic peptides (BNP/NT-proBNP) are released from the heart in response to increased myocardial stress and are quantitative markers of increased intracardiac filling pressure.[7]
    • Elevated BNP and NT-proBNP are of both diagnostic and prognostic significance in patients with heart failure.
    • Increased BNP or NT-proBNP levels have been demonstrated in COVID-19 patients.
    • Increased NT-proBNP level was associated with worse clinical outcomes in patients with severe COVID-19.[8] [9]
    • However, increased natriuretic peptide levels are frequently seen among patients with severe inflammatory or respiratory diseases.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
    • Therefore, routine measurement of BNP/NT-proBNP has not been recommended in COVID-19 patients, unless there is a high suspicion of HF based on clinical grounds.

Electrocardiogram

  • There is no specific electrocardiographic finding for acute heart failure in COVID-19 patients.
  • The ECG may help in identifying preexisting cardiac abnormalities and precipitating factors, such as ischemia, myocarditis, and arrhythmias.
  • These ECG findings may include:
    • Low QRS Voltage
    • Left ventricular hypertrophy
    • Left atrial enlargement
    • Left bundle branch block
    • Poor R progression
    • ST-T changes

X-ray

  • An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of heart failure. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of heart failure include:
    • Cardiomegaly
    • Pulmonary congestion
    • Increased pulmonary vascular markings.
  • However, signs of pulmonary edema may be obscured by underlying respiratory involvement and ARDS due to COVID-19.

Echocardiography or Ultrasound

  • A complete standard transthoracic (TTE) has not been recommended in COVID-19 patients considering the limited personal protective equipment (PPE) and the risk of exposure of additional health care personnel.[15]
  • To deal with limited resources (both personal protective equipment and personnel) and reducing the exposure time of personnel, a focused TTE to find gross abnormalities in cardiac structure/function seems satisfactory.
  • In addition, bedside options, which may be performed by the trained personnel who might already be in the room with these patients, might also be considered. These include:
    • Cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)
    • Focused cardiac ultrasound study (FoCUS)
    • Critical care echocardiography
  • Cardiac ultrasound can help in assessing the following parameters:
    • Left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction) to distinguish systolic dysfunction with a reduced ejection fraction (<40%) from diastolic dysfunction with a preserved ejection fraction.
    • Left ventricular diastolic function
    • Left ventricular structural abnormalities, including LV size and LV wall thickness
    • Left atrial size
    • Right ventricular size and function
    • Detection and quantification of valvular abnormalities
    • Measurement of systolic pulmonary artery pressure
    • Detection and quantification of pericardial effusion
    • Detection of regional wall motion abnormalities/reduced strain that would suggest underlying ischemia.

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Treatment

Medical Therapy

  • Acute heart failure in the setting of COVID-19 is generally treated similarly to acute heart failure in other settings. These may include:
    • Fluid restriction
    • Diuretic therapy
    • Vasopressors and/or inotropes
    • Ventricular assisted devices and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Beta-blockers should not be initiated during the acute stage due to their negative inotropic effects.[16]
  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) should be used with caution in patients with acute heart failure due to their effect on fluid and sodium retention.[17]
  • Patients with chronic heart failure are recommended to continue their previous guideline-directed medical therapy, including beta-blockers, ACEI or ARB, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. [18]

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