Impact of COVID-19 on exercise pathophysiology

Hospital survival in case of severe COVID-19 involvement is often associated with residual fibrotic lung abnormalities, evidenced by pulmonary CT at the time of discharge, and lung function tests. Given the severe multisystemic damage typically suffered by these patients, several forms of pulmonary vascular impact (macro and micro embolism or inflammatory endothelitis with neo angiogenesis) […]

Congenital Heart Defect (CHD): Definition, Statistics, and EKG Support from SCHILLER

Table of Contents   Introduction Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), also referred to as Congenital Heart Disease, describes abnormalities in the structure or function of the heart present at birth. The American Heart Association prefers the term defect as it more accurately reflects a developmental anomaly rather than an acquired condition (American Heart Association, 2023). Etiology […]