Valvular heart disease and Covid 19

Abstract

Heart valve diseases are pathologies of great importance in medical care, this article will
describe the pathophysiology, epidemiology and its association with Covid 19. During
the pandemic, difficulties were found in the care of patients with these diseases since
the diagnostic tests that they were practiced generating aerosols which produced
an imminent risk of contagion to health professionals, therefore telemedicine and
telephone follow-up were vital in the follow-up of patients with valve disease. On the
other hand, Covid 19 generated great cardiac affectation in many individuals, among
whom the generation of thrombi and generating immunosuppression are described,
making people with heart valves susceptible to obstructions and infections such as
endocarditis, on many occasions’ emergency surgery was indicated.