Zika virus can have adverse effects to the heart as well. Data from the American College of Cardiology have shown that Zika virus have other harmful effects. This effect can cause heart problems in people who had previously not known to have it.
Nine patients who were treated at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Caracas have developed heart rhythm disturbances and at least two-thirds of them had evidence of heart failure after hit by Zika virus.
Other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes such as malaria and dengue fever have an effect on the heart. But researchers have been surprised by the severity of the effects from the heart of Zika virus, according to noted by Karina Gonzalez Carta, MD, lead author of the study and a researcher at the Mayo Clinic, as well as a cardiologist. Even for a small number of cases, the severity of the effects of the virus Zika at the heart already have been observed.
Nine patients had been seen, six of them are women. The average age of the patients was 47 years of age. Symptoms related to heart disease have been reported by the patient. These include difficulty breathing, palpitations and fatigue, according to the journal of science.
The patient also is through ECG. In my tests, eight of the patients were found to have a serious heart problem.
Patients should undergo careful monitoring, which included an Echocardiogram and MRI study of the heart. Six cases have been found to heart failure, as well as news reports wise.
Patients have been monitored since July 2016. Heart disease do not have settled Yet, even if symptoms improve after treatment. Dr. Carta said that those who have the Zika virus should be aware of the effects of a heart that has been.
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