Course Description

A pandemic of historic impact, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has potential consequences on the cardiovascular health of millions of people who survive infection worldwide. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the etiologic agent of COVID-19, can infect the heart, vascular tissues, and circulating cells through ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), the host cell receptor for the viral spike protein. Acute cardiac injury is a common extrapulmonary manifestation

Target Audience

• Cardiologists
• Hematologists
• ICU Physicians
• General Practitioners

Assessment

Quiz: To be eligible to download your certificate, you will need a passing score of 75 % on the knowledge assessment quiz. There is a maximum of 3 attempts available to pass the quiz.