Study reveals cardiovascular protective treatment may aid coronavirus patients

Researchers from Peking Union Medical College Hospital in China have said that coronavirus patients may be at an increased risk of cardiovascular disability and should be given protective treatments to aid recovery. In dition to cardiovascular impairment, COVID-19 was also associated with significant multiple organ dysfunction syndromes (MODS). study, which was published in journal Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, says that cardiovascular protective strategies are urgent and of great significance to overall progsis of COVID-19 patients.

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"Direct viral infection, cytokine storm, and aggravation of existing cardiovascular diseases were recognized as possible mechanisms of cardiovascular impairment in COVID-19. Hyperactivated inflammation plays an important role in all three mechanisms and is considered to be fundamental in development of cardiovascular impairment and MODS in COVID-19. refore, in dition to conventional cardiovascular treatment, anti-inflammatory rapy is a reasonable strategy for severe cases to furr enhance cardiovascular protection and potentially mitigate MODS," study said. 

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study suggests that unlike SARS that occurred in 2003, SARS-CoV-2 infection t only les to pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) but is also associated with significant multiple organ dysfunction syndromes (MODS). "Common complications among COVID-19 patients include shock, ARDS, arrhythmia, and acute cardiac injury. Especially for patients who require ICU care, significant cardiovascular impairment has alrey been observed, characterized by elevation of cardiac biomarkers, abrmalities in electrocardiography and echocardiography, and eventual circulatory failure," researchers said. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

virus outbreak that started in China's Wuhan city spre across continents in just one month forcing World Health Organisation (WHO) to declare it a pandemic. Health experts believe that coronavirus originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. According to data by worldometer, over 3.24 million people have been infected by disease globally, of which 2,28,800 have lost ir lives. 

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