Abstract
Objective: To identify and to present the correlation between cardiovascular diseases and the outcomes in patients affected by COVID-19. Methods: This is an integrative literary review study in which data collection was carried out in the Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American and Caribbean Literature (LILACS) and PubMed databases. The data were analyzed and discussed with the current literature. Results: The literature shows an existing direct correlation between comorbidities, especially cardiovascular diseases, and the outcomes of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 infection pathophysiology and its characteristics evidence the role played by angiotensin II converting enzyme (ACE II) on the virus internalization by host cells, mainly cardiac cells. In this regard, data and researches point to the correlation between COVID-19 and cardiac injury mechanisms so as the possible manifestations as a result of that. Final Considerations: Patients with cardiac pathologies are more likely to die when infected by SARS-CoV-2, of which about half died and it is estimated to be due to angiotensin-converting enzyme receptors. In addition, some patients developed secondary cardiac injuries after infection.