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Signs and symptoms of covid - 19 in patients with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery

People who have coronary artery disease are more likely to develop signs and symptoms of COVID-19 due to their special circumstances. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG)does not cure the disease but reduces the signs and symptoms, therefore, there is a possibility of severe complications...

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Published in:BMC infectious diseases 2024-02, Vol.24 (1), p.241-241, Article 241
Main Authors: Emamzadehashemi, Yasaman Rezvani, Emamzadehashemi, Khashayar Rezvani, Khanghah, Atefeh Ghanbari, Paryad, Ezzat, Sayad Noveiri, Marzieh Jahani
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Summary:People who have coronary artery disease are more likely to develop signs and symptoms of COVID-19 due to their special circumstances. Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG)does not cure the disease but reduces the signs and symptoms, therefore, there is a possibility of severe complications of Covid-19 after it. This study is a descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted from June to July 2020 on 200 patients who underwent CABG from February 2018 to February 2020. The instrument consisted of socio-demographic variables and COVID's signs and symptoms checklist. Data were collected by census method by telephone. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Fisher's exact test, Mann Whitney U test, and logistic regression model. The results showed that the majority of the samples were male (67%). The mean age of them was 62.02 ± 9.06 years and 10% of the m had signs and symptoms of Covid 19. Having the symptoms of COVID-19 is significant in terms of the variables of decreased sense of smell (p 
ISSN:1471-2334
1471-2334
DOI:10.1186/s12879-024-09090-w