Dr. Babak Heydari Aghdam
Cardiologist, angiography and angioplasty specialist fellowship
In this video, Dr. Babak Heydari Aghdam, Director of Jam Hospital talks about the effect of Corona on the heart and blood vessels.
The text of Dr. Heydari Aghdam‘s speech
In the name of God, I am Dr. Babak Heydari Aghdam, a cardiologist and cardiology subspecialist. Hello to you all. Well, Corona is the hot topic of the day. The fact is that all societies are suffering from it and we are also struggling with it. We divide this into two categories. One is when you got Corona. What are the effects of corona on the heart and blood vessels? Second, if you have a heart disease, what should you do to avoid contracting the corona virus?
The most common side effects of corona in the heart is the formation of blood clots. For this reason, most patients who get corona are prescribed anticoagulants such as aspirin, varoxaban, warfarin or injectable drugs such as inoxaparin. Sometimes it causes a series of complications on the heart, such as arrhythmias, sometimes it causes an increase in blood pressure. It causes heart palpitations, which is one of the side effects that corona directly affects the heart and can be seen in some people. It does not necessarily happen to everyone, it is seen in some people. On the other hand, it causes the underlying disease of heart patients to worsen. It means that a patient suffering from heart disease will have higher blood pressure when infected with Corona. It is possible that the patient has a narrowing of the blood vessels and with the infection, a clot will be added and this will cause heart complications. For this reason, people who get corona virus must be examined for their heart in order to be treated. For example, they are told to use aspirin. atients who are hospitalized are also given medicine by injection.
What should we do now so that we don’t get corona disease? The best and most important is the personal protection protocols of the body: Wearing a mask, social distancing, not being in crowded places. These few things are very important. It means that it is very important to wear a mask, observe personal hygiene, and wash your hands constantly.
Now sometimes researches have shown that taking some medicines may be effective in your contracting corona. Some studies prove it, some don’t. For example, daily consumption of vitamin C, zinc, vitamin D3, fruits, vegetables and antioxidants are effective in this matter. One of the recent researches is about drugs such as famotidine and melatonin, which are said to be effective. It is better to use them with a doctor’s prescription. But naturally, vitamins and antioxidants have an effect on this issue. If you observe personal hygiene and the things I said, you can use these as help to reduce your risk of contracting the corona disease.
