Coronary Diseases

Chronic effects of COVID

The virus can affect any organ in the body. In critically ill patients, multiple organs are often affected. The virus binds to angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors present in vascular endothelial cells, lungs, heart, brain, kidneys, intestine, liver, pharynx, and other tissue . It can directly injure these organs. In addition, systemic disorders caused by the virus lead to organ malfunction. While managing a patient it is essential to evaluate for injury to multiple organs. Disturbances of coagulation and vascular endothelium are common but may not lead to symptoms in early stages. It causes inflammation, endotheliitis, vasoconstriction, hypercoagulability, and edema. Lymphocytopenia, elevated D-dimer, elevated fibrin degradation products (FDPs), and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) are observed. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism (PE), systemic and pulmonary arterial thrombosis and embolism, ischemic stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI) are reported.

• Effect of covid on nervous system and brain
• Covid effects on GIT
• covid effects on Liver
• covid effects on renal system