What Are the Clinical Implications of the SARS-CoV-2 Variants: 5 Things Every Cardiologist Should Know

Adriana M Rauseo; Jane A O'Halloran

doi:10.1016/j.jacbts.2021.02.009

What Are the Clinical Implications of the SARS-CoV-2 Variants: 5 Things Every Cardiologist Should Know

JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2021 Mar;6(3):305-308. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2021.02.009. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Authors

Adriana M Rauseo¹, Jane A O'Halloran¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Abstract

New variants of the severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are emerging around the world and causing widespread concern regarding their ability to escape natural or vaccine-induced immunity and available therapeutics. Here, we will briefly review the potential clinical implications of these new variants.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; coronaviruses; variants.