COVID-19 pandemia and inherited cardiomyopathies and channelopathies: a short term and long term perspective

• Published in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 157
• Main Authors: Limongelli, Giuseppe, Crotti, Lia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.06.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiac muscle; Cardiac patients; Cardiomyopathies; Cardiomyopathies - complications; Cardiomyopathies - genetics; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular disease; Channellopathies; Channelopathies - complications; Channelopathies - genetics; Congestive heart failure; Coronary artery disease; Coronavirus Infections - complications; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Development and progression; Disease transmission; Diseases; Drugs; Epidemics; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Health aspects; Heart diseases; Heart failure; Hospitalization; Hospitals; Humans; Infections; Inherited and rare heart disease; Letter to the Editor; Masks; Medical research; Metabolism; Outpatient care facilities; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital - organization & administration; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Patients; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Viral - complications; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Rare diseases; Rare Diseases - complications; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social distancing; Telemedicine; Telemedicine - organization & administration; COVID-19; Cardiomyopathies; Channellopathies; Inherited and rare heart disease
• ISSN: 1750-1172; 1750-1172
• DOI: 10.1186/s13023-020-01444-2

Inherited heart disease represent a very heterogenous group of cardiac disorders, characterized by inherited, acquired, and often rare disorders affecting the heart muscle (cardiomyopathies) or the cardiac electrical system (ion channel disease). They are often familial diseases, and are among the leading cause of juvenile sudden death and heart failure. The aim of this paper is to give a perspective on how to run a clinical service during an epidemic or pandemic emergency and to describe the potential COVID-19 associated risks for patients affected by inherited heart diseases.