Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral illness caused by a novel corona virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic that has affected >188 countries, involved >24 million people, and caused >840,000 deaths. COVID-19, in its severe form, presents as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), shock, and multiorgan failure. Thrombotic microangiopathy of the lungs and kidneys has been observed in these patients. Elevated D-dimer levels have been observed in people with serious COVID-19 illness, and this could be helpful in guiding treatment with anticoagulation in these patients.

Electric shock is the set of pathophysiological events resulting from the action of an electric current on the human
body. When the chest is situated along the path that connects the entrance and exit points, the heart is often affected.
The two major cardiac complications of electrical shock are arrhythmias and myocardial tissue injuries. Here we
discuss about a case of electric burns with the incident dating ten years back now having a non-healing scar over
the lower back region of trunk. Patient had an unprecedented cardiac event while taken up for wound debridement
under general anesthesia. Patient was managed accordingly and was stabilized afterwards.
 

The article presents the state of cardiovascular system of smokers with different period of tobacco smoking. From, the result of our studies, we can conclude that smoking tobacco results in a significant increase in heart rate, systolic blood pressure, a significant reduction in P, PQ and QT times, an insignificant increase in diastolic blood pressure and a decrease in QRS duration.1 Background: Tobacco smoking is one of the most important risk factors of coronary heart disease (CHD). Hence, smoking cessation is considered pivotal in the prevention of CHD. The current study aimed to evaluate smoking cessation patterns and determine factors associated with smoking cessation in patients with established CHD.