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Caution! According to a research, dengue is not only dangerous for the liver but also for the heart


Dengue Effects On Heart: With the onset of winter, mosquito infestation increases and dengue cases are seen. This virus, spread by mosquito bites, causes high fever and causes a lot of damage to the body. Due to which the liver becomes inflamed along with fever. Also, a new research has revealed that due to dengue, heart cells are also damaged.

Dengue is also dangerous for the heart

A test was conducted on dengue patients in a medical college in Delhi. During which it was found that dengue virus has serious symptoms related to neuro, liver and heart. Which is now known as Extended Dengue Syndrome. When dengue affects the heart, there is an increase in heart rate, swelling of the heart muscle. Also, dengue affects the veins of the heart the most, meaning when the heart muscle becomes inflamed, it becomes difficult for the heart to pump blood. In such a condition, the heart rate is also affected. Due to this, the patient starts to feel burning and pain in the chest. In such a condition there is difficulty in breathing. If the condition becomes serious, there is also a possibility of heart attack or heart failure.

Cardiac MRI in the treatment of dengue patients

Health experts say that when a dengue patient's ECG report shows some changes, a heart MRI and stress echo test should be done immediately. Also, a study found that about 4.2 percent of hospitalized dengue patients had swelling of the heart muscle. Many times due to carelessness dengue patients don't get their ECG done and in such cases their heart muscles become inflamed due to the effect of the virus. If not treated in time, the patient may suffer a heart attack. Therefore, doctors and health experts advise the patient to undergo heart MRI after dengue.

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