Echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiovascular complications in patients who have undergone COVID-19, and echocardiographic study algorithm for this category of patients

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-31
Author(s):  
M. K. Rybakova ◽  
V. V. Mitkov ◽  
E. D. Khudorozhkova ◽  
D. G. Baldin ◽  
E. A. Kotaeva

The authors analyzed, classified and outlined the experience of working with patients who had suffered from COVID-19 disease to varying degrees of severity. Evaluated the possibilities of modern echocardiography in the diagnosis of complications of this infection from the heart, proposed the algorithm of ultrasound heart research in this category of patients. This year, the Recommendations of the European Association of Cardiology on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in patients with coronavirus infection were published. These recommendations clearly describe the risk groups of complications of this pathology because COVID affects not the lungs but also the heart. The most vulnerable were patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, blood diseases, chronic renal failure, cancer pathology, COPD. It is in these categories of patients that complications of infection from the lungs and heart were most common.

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (78) ◽  
pp. 4230-4235
Author(s):  
Darimireddi Siva Kumar ◽  
Salla Surya Prakasa Rao ◽  
Bayya Aswin Bharatji Babu ◽  
Gedda Jyothsna Pavani

Vestnik ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 289-292
Author(s):  
Л.Ж. Алекешева ◽  
К.К. Тогузбаева ◽  
К.О. Джусупов

COVID-19 нанес серьезный удар по системам здравоохранения многих стран мира, включая Республику Казахстан. Чтобы справиться с пандемией, Казахстан разработал план, содержащий три стратегические цели: 1) предотвращение вспышки болезни; 2) Обеспечение оптимального ухода для всех пациентов и 3) Сведение к минимуму воздействия пандемии на системы здравоохранения, социальные услуги и экономическую деятельность. Однако неравномерное распределение финансовых ресурсов по регионам, нерегулярное потребление медицинских услуг и различия в показателях здоровья препятствуют этим усилиям. Другие проблемы - это нехватка медицинских сил, неожиданность ситуации, отсутствие знаний о коронавирусной инфекции и бессилие перед этой новой болезнью. Были трудности с массовым тестированием, поскольку стигма и страх перед карантином вынуждали людей не проходить тестирование. После отмены чрезвычайного положения и строгой изоляции страну охватила эйфория, которая привела к резкому увеличению числа случаев заболевания. Чтобы взять ситуацию под контроль в июне 2020 года был экстренно введен второй локдаун, постепенно стало уменьшаться количество больных и инфицированных. Пандемия показала, насколько хрупка и зависима система: была отложена плановая вакцинация детям до 1 года, временно приостановлено медицинское обследование и оказание медицинских услуг больным хроническими, онкологическими заболеваниями, плановая госпитализация. Многие врачи и медсестры заразились и заболели. На момент написания этой статьи эпидемиологическая ситуация в стране с COVID-19 находится под контролем и надзором, однако давать какие-либо прогнозы относительно его завершения пока рано. Казахстан готовится к вакцинации от коронавирусной инфекции, в первую очередь вакцинации должны подвергаться группы риска, медицинские и социальные работники, а также люди с хроническими заболеваниями. Пока коллективный иммунитет не сформирован, казахстанцы должны проявлять осторожность при снятии ограничений, чтобы предотвратить взрыв новых случаев заболевания. COVID-19 has strained the healthcare systems of many countries worldwide including the Republic of Kazakhstan. To cope with the pandemic, Kazakhstan mounted a plan containing three strategic objectives: 1) Preventing the outbreak of the disease; 2) Ensuring optimal care for all patients, and 3) Minimizing the impact of the pandemic on health systems, social services, and economic activities. However, the uneven distribution of financial resources across regions, irregular consumption of medical services, and inconsistent health indicators hamper these efforts. Other issues are the lack of medical forces, the unexpectedness of the situation, lack of knowledge on coronavirus infection, and powerlessness in front of this new disease. There were difficulties in mass testing as stigma and fear from quarantine forced people not to get tested. The euphoria enveloped the country after abolishing the emergency state after an intense lockdown which resulted in increased cases. A second lockdown was urgently introduced in June 2020 to take control of the situation. The number of patients and those infected gradually began to decline. The pandemic showed the fragility and inter-dependence of the health system- planned vaccinations against many infectious diseases were postponed. Medical examination and provision of medical services to patients with chronic, oncological diseases, planned hospitalization were temporarily halted. Many doctors and nurses became infected and ill. The country's COVID-19 epidemiological situation is somewhat under the control and supervision as of this writing. However, to give any forecasts for its completion is still too early. Kazakhstan is preparing to vaccinate against coronavirus infection. First of all, risk groups, medical and social workers, and people with chronic diseases should be subject to vaccination. Until herd immunity is not formed, Kazakhstanis must keep caution when the restrictions are taken off to prevent an explosion of new disease cases.


2021 ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
Б.Н. БИЩЕКОВА ◽  
Ж.С. БЕГНИЯЗОВА ◽  
Н.Ж. ДЖАРДЕМАЛИЕВА ◽  
А.М. МУХАМЕДОВА ◽  
Ф.А. АРИФОВА ◽  
...  

Статья посвящена одной из актуальных проблем современного акушерства на сегодняшний день. Проведен анализ публикаций, посвященных особенностям течения новой коронавирусной инфекции во время беременности, родов и послеродового периода. Коронавирусная болезнь - это новое заболевание, характеризующееся быстрым прогрессированием и увеличением числа зараженных и смертей с момента его идентификации в Китае в декабре 2019 года. Данное заболевание вызвано новым, неизвестным ранее коронавирусом SARSCoV-2, который впервые был зафиксирован в Китае, когда появились случаи пневмонии неизвестной этиологии. С тех пор новой инфекции был подвержен весь мир. Среди групп риска на заражение COVID-19 особое место занимают беременные женщины. Известно, что сама по себе беременность, хоть и является физиологическим состоянием, сопровождается изменениями ряда органов и систем, в том числе и иммунной. В силу этого восприимчивость к ряду инфекций во время беременности значительно возрастает. Конечно, могут быть ограничения в связи с коронавирусной инфекцией. Но при правильной организации режима отдыха, физических нагрузок и образа жизни (социальном дистанцировании и соблюдении методов гигиены и защиты) можно преодолеть эти трудности. The article is devoted to one of the urgent problems of modern obstetrics today. The goal is to review the current data on the characteristics of the course of the new coronavirus infection during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Coronavirus disease is a new disease characterized by rapid progression and an increase in the number of infections and deaths since its identification in China in December 2019. This disease is caused by a new, previously unknown coronavirus SARSCoV-2, which was first recorded in China, when cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology appeared. Since then, the whole world has been exposed to the new infection. Pregnant women occupy a special place among the risk groups for COVID-19 infection. It is known that pregnancy itself, although it is a physiological state, is accompanied by changes in a number of organs and systems, including the immune system. Because of this, the susceptibility to a number of infections during pregnancy increases significantly. Of course, there may be restrictions due to coronavirus infection. But with the correct organization of the rest regime, physical activity and lifestyle (social distancing and adherence to hygiene and protection methods), these difficulties can be overcome.


2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
Maria O. Mohika Estepa ◽  
Nadezhda V. Muzhikina

Coronavirus infection, according to modern data, poses a threat not only to the respiratory system, in more than 15% of patients it can lead to cardiovascular complications, including in young and middle-aged people. COVID-19 is probably the trigger of a detailed clinical picture of chronic diseases occurring in a latent form. The article considers the case of sinus node dysfunction and polyneuropathy in a young patient after coronavirus infection against the background of concomitant diseases such as Sjogrens disease and Thompsons myotonia. To observe the dynamics of the three diseases, the timely organization of a multidisciplinary approach is important. It is necessary to consider all three diseases in the paradigm of the main and concomitant in order to timely and adequate therapy. Further study of the clinical features, therapeutic approaches and complications in patients with COVID-19 is required.


2003 ◽  
Vol 254 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Zoccali ◽  
F Mallamaci ◽  
G Tripepi ◽  
S Cutrupi ◽  
S Parlongo ◽  
...  

HPB Surgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. Norman ◽  
S. R. Domingo ◽  
L. L. Wong

Background. Chronic kidney disease affects 20 million US patients, with nearly 600,000 on dialysis. Long-term survival is limited and the risk of complex pancreatic surgery in this group is questionable. Previous studies are limited to case reports and small case series and a large database may help determine the true risk of pancreatic surgery in this population. Methods. The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database was queried (2005–2011) for patients who underwent pancreatic resection. Renal failure was defined as the clinical condition associated with rapid, steadily increasing azotemia (rise in BUN) and increasing creatinine above 3 mg/dL. Operative trends and short-term outcomes were reviewed for those with and without renal failure (RF). Results. In 18,533 patients, 28 had RF. There was no difference in wound infections, neurologic or cardiovascular complications. Compared to non-RF patients, those with RF had more unplanned intubation (OR 4.89, 95% CI 1.85–12.89), bleeding requiring transfusion (OR 3.12, 95% CI 1.37–14.21), septic shock (OR 8.86, 95% CI 3.75–20.91), higher 30-day mortality (21.4% versus 2.3%, P<0.001) and longer hospital stay (23 versus 12 days, P<0.001). Conclusions. RF patients have much higher morbidity and mortality after pancreatic resections and surgeons should consider this before proceeding.


2005 ◽  
Vol 25 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 127-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc R. Lilien ◽  
Cornelis H. Schröder ◽  
Hein A. Koomans

Cardiovascular complications are emerging as the primary cause of death for patients with childhood end-stage renal disease. Children with end-stage renal failure are subjected to many of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease identified in adult patients. Dysfunction of the endothelium is presently regarded as a first but reversible step in the development of atherosclerosis. Noninvasive techniques to assess endothelial function have been recently developed and have been proven to predict future mortality in adult patients. These techniques are readily applicable to pediatric patients. Endothelial dysfunction has been demonstrated in children in all stages of renal failure. Data on pediatric patients treated with peritoneal dialysis are currently lacking, however. Considering the abundance of cardiovascular risk factors specific to treatment with peritoneal dialysis, such studies should be initiated.


2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-14
Author(s):  
E. G. Furman ◽  
M. N. Repetskaya ◽  
I. P. Koryukina

The review presents the data of actual publications for 2019-2020 regarding the course of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 in children and adults. The features of a new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the causes of its tropism to human respiratory system are discussed. The questions of clinical and roentgenological manifestations of lung affection in COVID-19 among children and adults are described in details. The adult COVID-19 is characterized by the presence of clinical symptoms of acute respiratory viral infection: elevation of temperature ( 90 %), cough (dry or with small amount of sputum) in 80% of cases, dyspnea (55 %), fatigability (44 %), sense of stiffness in chest ( 20 %). The most severe dyspnea is being developed by the days 68 from the moment of falling ill. Separately, the peculiar features of computed tomography of the lungs in children and adults with COVID-19 are discussed. The typical signs for CT-picture of the lungs in children with COVID-19 infection and pneumonia are bilateral affection, infiltration with a typical surrounding aureole the sign of halo, the symptom of opal glass with predominantly peripheral localization and often in combination with elevated procalcitonin level. The cases of pneumonias in newborns and children of the first year of life with COVID-19 infection are considered in the paper. A clinical case with roentgenograms of thoracic organs and results of computed tomography accompanying is presented as an illustration. The high-risk groups of complicated COVID-19 course can include children with chronic bronchopulmonary diseases, patients with immune deficiencies, hemodynamically significant heart failures and chronic renal disease.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19510-e19510
Author(s):  
Ramya Muddasani ◽  
Angela Ramdhanny ◽  
Gabriel Lutz ◽  
Meredith Akerman ◽  
Albert Ho ◽  
...  

e19510 Background: Cytogenetic abnormalities (CA) carry prognostic significance in MM. Immunoglobulin isotypes also predict disease behavior, with non-IgG subtypes historically being associated with poorer outcomes. We hypothesized that MM non-IgG isotype and higher risk CA are associated with greater degree of marrow infiltration (BM%) and presence of end organ damage at presentation. Methods: 552 MM patients were retrospectively analyzed using a multi-institution repository of BM%, isotype, and CA risk groups stratified by mSMART criteria. A subset of 110 patients were used to assess clinical comparisons and associations between CA, isotype, and end organ damage using the chi-square or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and the Mann-Whitney test to compare between groups for continuous variables. Results: There was a higher BM% seen in the intermediate risk group compared to standard risk group (50% vs 20%, p < 0.04). A lower BM% was seen in the IgG subtype compared to other isotypes (27% vs 45%, p < 0.02). CA including del(13q), del(16q), dup(1p), dup(1q), t(4;14), t(11;14), and trisomy 11 were associated with a higher BM%. When comparing isotypes to CA risk groups, IgA isotype was associated with greater risk, including del(13q) and del(16q). IgG isotype was associated with trisomy 11, while light chain MM correlated with higher risk CA including del(17p), and dup(1q). Lytic lesions on presentation were more frequent in patients with trisomy 11 and less frequently in IgA MM. Anemia presented more in IgA MM, and renal failure in patients with t(14;16). Conclusions: Lower BM% was found in IgG isotype MM, which correlated with standard risk CA, whereas light chain MM was associated with higher risk CA; this risk group being more likely to present with renal failure. Unexpectedly, lytic lesions on presentation correlated with non-IgA isotype and better risk CA. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings prospectively to determine if they can predict end organ damage in patients with specific isotypes or CA groups.


Nephron ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 644-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge del Cura ◽  
Antonio Gil-Paraiso ◽  
Luis Borque ◽  
Maria-Eugenia Carazo ◽  
Carlos Maside ◽  
...  

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