How are lung volume and respiratory muscles affected in non-severe patients with Covid-19?

Chest pain and high troponin level without significant respiratory symptoms in young patients with COVID-19

Background: Of all patients infected with COVID-19, 95% have mild symptoms, but 5% may experience severe illness. There are reports of myocardial injury associated with the COVID19 infection in middle aged and old people with baseline cardiac conditions. Acute myocardial injury has been suggested as a marker for disease severity. Sometimes it is hard to differentiate between acute coronary synd...

Introducing an index to predict lung involvement deficiency in hypertensive patients with COVID-19

Are COVID-19 Protective Behaviours and Risk Perception More Common in Diabetic Women than Non-Diabetics?

Objective: Diabetic patients are more likely to be infected and are at the higher risk of morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare the preventive behaviours and perceived risk of COVID-19 in women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and Methods: The analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from June to July 2020 on 151 par...

Invasive and Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review

Background and purpose: In the last months of 2019, the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) spread worldwide. This study investigated the need for mechanical ventilation in children who were admitted for COVID-19. Materials and methods: This article provides a systematic review of studies about children with COVID-19 requiring invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation. Electronic databa...

Effects of Corticosteroid Treatment on Respiratory Muscles Function in Patients with Severe Obstructive Lung Disease

Glucocorticoids have remodelled the treatment of patients with obstructive lung disease (OLD) because they target inflammation, as they represent one of their pathogenic mechanisms. The current therapeutic indications are asthma and chronic obstructive bronchopulmonary disease (COPD), the severe form and the frequent exacerbation phenotypes, the eosinophilic predominant inflammation subtype. Th...