Although the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCOV-2) causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) primarily affects the respiratory system, the disease entity has been associated with cardiovascular complications. This study sought to assess the effect of concomitant SARS-COV-2 infection on clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized primarily for acute cardiac conditions on cardiology wards in Switzerland.

Read full article (Front. Cardiovasc. Med., 13 October 2023, Sec. General Cardiovascular Medicine)