Dr. Robert Huang of CHI Memorial Heart Institute says don't let Covid fear keep you from needed help

Dr. Robert Huang of CHI Memorial Heart Institute says don't let Covid fear keep you from needed help

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It's hell ... all of us learned a lot ... more about howard on ... operate at about staying healthy ... to that extent, dr. robert ... morgan is joining us now.

Dr. wallace, a cardiologist with chi ... morrill, personable ... dr. wong ... so much to spend time ... us ... i would imagine those of you in the medical profession ... you are learning a lot about how this coronavirus impacts the body ... tell us more specifically, how: 19 packs the heart ... so ... getting pandemic ... you know ... i think we're in business ... , but he was just trying to kno react ... to ... 19 and pension ... on and you know trying to sprea, but ... we know that's ... you know but afterwards you know people are are very thought ... my studies about this and we know we we still actually know what the extent of the heart.

Damages that: 19 causes ... other recently.

Two studies on germany that basically showed on the use was a cardiac mri to look at damage that was done to the heart ... and he found ... it to 60 to 70% of people had ... inflammation in the heart even after their symptomatic so i still there is ... probably ... more to come on but ... we we also know that ... the ... that ... that 19 also causes more information heart and higher risk work on forming blood clots and also forming and also having a heart attack so ... so it is accurate to say that if you have underlying heart ... conditions.

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Yes, so will ... obviously have high risk conditions ... .

Diabetes ... , heart disease ... people had prior heart attack ... and ... strokes.

The higher risk ... having a ... on a worse outcome with cody 19.

So again you all at higher risk ... .

Also, people or elderly ... higher risk, and i don't to know is important to be masking and limiting their ... social interaction ... so that you know they don't get this bad before the ... vaccine comes out ... .

Can you give us a list of 30 seconds so the ... portents of patients, especiall cardiac ... nations ... continuing to receive medical ... care ... even though we are in a pandemic ... so ... you ... is this ... just last night on the space that was 60% reduction in admission ... for heart attacks during the pandemic ... of 40 to 50% ... asians were fewer patient coming to your ... and there were 38% ... you are ... cedars or ... so we're doing everything we can in chattanooga heart chi memorial patient say when they come to the er at the hospital.

We are limiting visitors ... screening all visitors for temperatures and symptoms. everybody wears a surgical loop asked me.

We have increased sanitation patient rooms are cleaned every time somebody leaves and physical and i were basically doing the this ... are waiting ... common areas just wanted to reassure people that it is safe.

The hospital and that no you're having a life symptoms of chest pain.

Stroke likes to ... it is safe to come in and get evaluated that i would be happy to treat ... dr. robert long.

Thank you so much for joining us.

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