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Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, we learned that coronavirus attacks much more than your respiratory system. There are symptoms of the virus that affect everythingyour mouth atoncentdigestive tract. Now a new study published in theJournal of the American Medical Association (Jama) Cardiology found that one of the scary painful effects of COVID-19 is also very common. According toJama Cardiologyto study,Nearly 80% of coocutant patients have cardiac damage.

Research, which was conducted outside the University Hospital of Germany, Frankfurt, reviewed MRI analyzes of 100 patients diagnosed with COVID-19, most of which were otherwise healthy and in the quarantine and the fifties. Scans showed that 78 patients (78%) hadSigns of cardiac damage. In addition, 60% of patients showed signs of inflammation. Researchers say that these surprising conclusions demonstrate the need for a long-term continuous surveyCOVID-19 cardiovascular consequences. "

The main author of the study,Valentina Putmann, MD, cardiologist and clinical pharmacologist at the University Hospital, Frankfurt, saidStatistical, "The fact that 78% of" patients "had evidence of a cardiac participation means that theThe heart is involved in a majority of patientseven if Covid-19 disease does not cry with theSymptoms of classical heart, like the pain with angina chest. "

In a recent article,Jama CardiologypublishersCLYDE W. YANCY, MD, andGregg C. Fonarow, ®, cite this new study as proof that they "See the thickening of the plot. "They write:" We are inclined to raise a new and very obvious concern than cardiomyopathy andHeart failure related to COVID-19 Can potentially evolve as the natural history of this infection becomes clearer. "

Unfortunately, while the new German study was starting to answer a few questions, he also opened the door for even more queries. "The question is now how long do these changes persist?" cardiologistMatthew Tombey, MD, who was not involved in the study, saidStatistical. "Do they becomeChronic effects on the heart, or are we, we hope for temporary effects on cardiac function that will gradually improve over time? "

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As experts continue to study Covid-19 and sustainable effects, we hope to save these answers. And for more information on how Covid-19 affects the heart, checkMost coronavirus patients have serious damage to this vital organ.