Introduction:

A reported complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection is cardiomyopathy. It has been described that patients may present with significant impairment of functional class, limiting performance in activities of daily living, social, family and work. Cardiac rehabilitation as an integral component is a non-pharmacological treatment alternative in the management of cardiovascular sequelae caused by SARS-CoV-2.

Objective:

To describe the impact of comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation in a case of a patient with cardiomyopathy due to SARS-CoV-2.

Case report:

We present the case of a 56-year-old patient with SARS-CoV-2 cardiomyopathy who underwent comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation.

Conclusions:

Cardiac rehabilitation with a comprehensive multidisciplinary intervention component allowed the patient to improve aerobic capacity, symptomatology, health-related quality of life and reincorporation to social, family and work activities.

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