New findings, from a team led by Dr. Bo Yang of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, and published March 25 in JAMA Cardiology, add a concerning layer to COVID-19: Patients who develop heart damage may face an 'unexpectedly' high risk of death.
may be a respiratory bug, but it's becoming clear that some severely ill patients sustain heart damage. And it may substantially raise their risk of death, doctors in China are reporting.
These latest findings, from a team led by Dr. Bo Yang of Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, and published March 25 in, add a concerning layer: Patients who develop heart damage may face an"unexpectedly" high risk of death.outbreak The ACC has already issued clinical guidance to cardiologists. Among other things, it highlights the extra risks to patients with heart disease, and tells cardiologists to be ready to jump in to assist other doctors caring for severely ill patients.
Of the 82 patients in this study who developed a heart injury, 60% had high blood pressure. About 30% had a previous diagnosis of coronary heart disease, while almost 15% had chronicAntman said it's hard to tell whether high blood pressure alone -- without other health issues -- was a risk factor for heart injury. Plus, he said, there's no information on whether patients' high blood pressure was under control with medication or not.
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