Tachycardia amongst subjects recovering from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

SARS is a new infection in human. Patients recovering from SARS had palpitation in the form of sinus tachycardia. This study to identify the possible causes for the tachycardia excluded active disease, thyroid dysfunction, haematological, cardiac, autonomic and significant pulmonary defect at 2 mont...

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Autores principales: Lau, Suet-Ting, Yu, Wai-Cho, Mok, Ngai-Shing, Tsui, Ping-Tim, Tong, Wing-Lok, Cheng, Stella,W.C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7132412/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15820302
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.06.022
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Sumario:SARS is a new infection in human. Patients recovering from SARS had palpitation in the form of sinus tachycardia. This study to identify the possible causes for the tachycardia excluded active disease, thyroid dysfunction, haematological, cardiac, autonomic and significant pulmonary defect at 2 months from onset of disease. The symptomatology was attributed to physical deconditioning and anxiety state. Physical and psychological fitness should be restored with rehabilitation.

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