Evaluation and identification of macrovascular complications in patients with COVID-19 - Original study

• Published in: Indian journal of vascular and endovascular surgery 2023-04, Vol.10 (2), p.109-112
• Main Authors: Hassani, Mohammad, Khanabadi, Binazir, Tavallaei, Mehdi, Mehdizadeh, Mahshid, Abadi, Farzad, Mirabootalebi, Fatemeh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Care and treatment; Complications and side effects; coronavirus disease 2019; Coronaviruses; deep-vein thrombosis; Diarrhea; Epidemics; Infection; inflammation; Iran; limb ischemia; macrovascular complications; mesenteric ischemia; pulmonary thromboembolism; Thromboembolism; Type 2 diabetes
• ISSN: 0972-0820; 2394-0999
• DOI: 10.4103/ijves.ijves_6_23

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic that has affected many patients worldwide. Infection with this virus appears to be associated with a high risk of macrovascular complications. Methods: In this descriptive study, we examined the clinical and demographic information of 67 patients in whom COVID-19 was confirmed in terms of vascular complications. Results: The results of this study showed that 65.6% of COVID-19 patients had venous complications and 34.4% had arterial complications. In the patients who had more severe symptoms caused by COVID-19 such as fever, cough, sore throat, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, shortness of breath, joint pain, and fatigue, they had more severe venous complications. Conclusions: Better and more accurate understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms causing severe disease of COVID-19, as well as identifying the prevalence of macrovascular complications and possible disorders resulting from them in patients with COVID-19 in different ethnicities and populations to develop new treatment, is needed.