A corona study from Frankfurt apparently reveals a frightening connection between coronavirus infections and heart damage.
An
infection
with the
coronavirus *
cannot only affect the
lungs
.
The
heart
can also be affected, a study in Frankfurt * indicates.
A research team has
examined
100 former
corona infected people
- with worrying results.
Frankfurt - A recent
Corona's degree
at the University Hospital
Frankfurt
concerns can before
long-term effects
after
infection
with the
coronavirus
grow.
In a study, the researcher Valentina Puntmann and her colleagues examined 100 people
who had already been
infected
with the virus that
causes
the lung disease
Covid-19
.
The images of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed
Corona
can affect the
health
of the
heart
impact and dramatically.
And even more worrying:
That could be regardless of how seriously you get corona.
Heart damage threatens after corona infection: 100 patients took part in the study
For the
corona study
at the
Frankfurt University Clinic
, the researcher and her colleagues invited a total of 53 men and 47 women to her laboratory.
The average age of the subjects was 49 years.
They all had one thing in common: they recently had an infection with the coronavirus.
The researchers obtained the information about this from the database of the University Clinic Frankfurt.
36 percent of these people complained of exhaustion and shortness of breath even after surviving infection with the virus -
symptoms
that can also occur with a
corona infection
.
Recorded corona symptoms |
frequency |
|---|---|
to cough |
41 percent |
fever |
31 percent |
sniff |
24 percent |
Disturbance of the sense of smell and / or taste |
21 percent |
pneumonia |
2.0 percent |
Other possible symptoms |
Among other things, sore throat, shortness of breath and shortness of breath, headache and body pain |
Source: RKI |
Frankfurt: Corona study at the university clinic - More than half had myocarditis
The scientists used the
MRI to
examine
the hearts of
all study participants in Frankfurt
for damage.
And the researchers'
corona study
showed that 78 percent of the test participants had abnormalities in their heart.
In 60 percent of the participants, the researchers even recorded heart muscle inflammation in their investigation.
According to the “Healthy Heart” portal, this is a serious heart disease that can often be triggered by the flu or the like.
In the worst case, it can lead to permanent damage such as a cardiac arrhythmia.
These abnormalities were found in 78 percent of the test participants in
Frankfurt
, although their
corona infection was
already between 64 and 92 days ago.
Judging by the results of the Frankfurt study, pre-existing illnesses also played no role.
Corona study in Frankfurt: abnormalities regardless of the course of Covid-19
Particularly worrying is the finding of the
Corona study
from
Frankfurt
that the abnormalities found in the subjects' hearts were independent of how badly someone got
Covid-19
.
Of the 100 people examined, 67 people had simply recovered from their coronavirus infection at home, 18 of them had no symptoms and 49 only had a moderate course of the disease.
The
corona study
from
Frankfurt shows
that an infection with the
coronavirus
can lead to heart damage in infected people, even if the disease is mild and you have no previous illnesses or stresses.
The scientists emphasize that the consequences of an abnormality in the heart after a
corona infection
cannot yet be clearly defined.
However, they add that serious diseases of the heart muscles are related to the abnormalities they have identified.
The researchers published their results in the journal
JAMA Cardiology released.
Corona study at the University Clinic Frankfurt - Little known about long-term consequences so far
How the
heart health of
the study participants in Frankfurt develops in the long term can
not be answered by
the
Corona study
by Valentina Puntmann and her colleagues.
So far, little is known in research about the possible long-term consequences of a
corona infection
.
But all those affected should keep in mind that
Corona can
also cause damage to the heart in actually healthy people and even with an actually mild course.
Fabian Knebel, senior physician at the Clinic for Cardiology at the Charité Berlin, also emphasized to RTL that heart examinations in
corona patients
have become increasingly important.
A
heart ultrasound
, also
called
a
heart
echo
,
is a good method for such an examination of the heart
.
In the
opinion of the senior doctor, the heart should not be forgotten during an examination in order to recognize
possible consequences after a
corona infection
in good time.
Experts from Frankfurt also found out that the active ingredient aprotinin could be useful in the fight against corona.
A spray against the flu * could also help against Covid-19.
A vaccine is also on the way, and the first side effects * are already known.
(Sophia Lother)
* fnp.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
