Director of Clinical Research, The Heart and Vascular Institute, Germantown, USA
Expert Review
Is an Easy, Safe Management Strategy for the Life-Threatening Cardiac Complications of COVID-19 Right Under our Noses?
Author(s): Gary L. Murray*
Background: Many chronic conditions, as diabetes (DM) and cardiovascular Diseases, suffer Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): i
myocarditis, congestive heart failure (CHF), Ventricular Tachycardia (VT), Ventricular Fibrillation (VF), Acute Coronary Syndromes [ACSs], and
Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) Acute infections, like COVID-19, also involve oxidative stress, leading to increased Sympathetic tone (S) and
decreased Parasympathetic tone (P), increasing Sympathovagal Balance (SB) and MACE. The antioxidant (r) alpha lipoic acid (ALA) improves
SB. The anti-anginal Ranolazine (RAN), also an antioxidant, an anti-arrhythmic. Our studies of their effects on MACE, in DM, and non-DM patients
with CHF, ventricular arrhythmias and SCD are reviewed herein, as our findings may apply to acute diseases, such as COVID-19.
Methods: In a case-cont.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2329-9517.2021.9.461
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