A Hypothetical Intervention to Prevent Acute Myocardial Injury among Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Sellahewa, Kolitha H. and Suriyarachchi, Dhilmi and Ruwanpathiranage, Tharindu (2021) A Hypothetical Intervention to Prevent Acute Myocardial Injury among Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Asian Journal of Cardiology Research, 5 (3). pp. 13-21.

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Abstract

Acute myocardial injury in SARS-CoV-2 infection results from myocarditis and coronary thrombosis initiated by destabilisation of existing and newly generated plaques. Appropriately timed dual antiplatelet therapy with statins early in the disease course is a hypothesised preventive management pathway.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Article Archives > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 06 Feb 2023 06:41
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2024 08:03
URI: http://archive.paparesearch.co.in/id/eprint/361

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