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Heart scans and Covid-19: What the latest science says – Health24
A study has found that about half of Covid-19 patients who received heart scans showed abnormalities in their cardiovascular functioning.
- A study found that half of Covid-19 patients who underwent a heart scan had abnormalities
- 1 in 7 of these patients had severe cardiac disease
- The scans resulted in different treatment for about a third of patients
Heart disease has become a serious risk factor for Covid-19 patients, worsening their symptoms and increasing their risk of death.
The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) recommended that heart scans should be limited in the curren…
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