COVID-19 and cardiovascular diseases: Past, present, and future

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide adversely affecting the cardiovascular health apart from predominant involvement of the lungs. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) which is the agent of COVID-19 can affect various tissues other than lungs including heart and vascular tissues. Thus, cardiovascular diseases are common extra pulmonary manifestations of this illness. This review provides an insight into the cardiovascular manifestations of the COVID-19 disease.