Since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the virus on the heart has become more prevalent, with clinicians acting in real time to effectively help heart disease patients and those at higher risk who contract coronavirus.
The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has issued a three-part focus seminar on COVID-19 in 2020 to address the complex relationship between COVID-19 and the heart.
Researchers give recommendations for these patients, especially those with diabetes, for preventing heart disease while navigating the COVID-19 pandemic.
“However, lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic support shorter-term benefits of these interventions, similar to observed benefits on acute cardiovascular disease outcomes.”.
Researchers in this study address the global concerns COVID-19 has raised for the health and safety of vulnerable populations, including heart disease patients.
According to the paper, most people infected experience mild symptoms and recover, but the elderly and people with comorbidities are more susceptible to infection and serious illness and complications, with development of acute respiratory distress syndrome and microthrombi in the lungs, heart and kidneys appearing to be the drivers of fatal disease.
Coronavirus and Cardiovascular Disease, Myocardial Injury and Arrhythmia.
COVID-19 was originally thought to be a virus impacting the lungs, but it is now clear that it can also impact and cause damage to the heart, with a higher risk of complications for the many patients worldwide who already have heart disease or are at increased risk.
In this paper, researchers discuss the underlying mechanisms producing cardiovascular damage among hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 infection, including that of thromboembolic disease and arrhythmia.
According to researchers, myocardial injury occurs in about one-quarter of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and is associated with a greater need for mechanical ventilator support and higher hospital mortality
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