Ei, nakatuda võib igaüks. Küll võivad südamehaigustega inimestel COVID-19 sümptomid ilmneda suurema tõenäosusega või haigus kulgeda raskemalt.1
COVID-19 puhul esinevad enamikul inimestel kerged haigusnähud: kurguvalu, köha, lihasvalu ja palavik. Vähestel (kuni 5%) võib areneda kopsupõletik. Hetkel ei ole teada, kas südamehaigus soodustab raskekujulist COVID-19 infektsiooni, kuid seda peetakse tõenäoliseks, kuna seda on täheldatud grippi haigestumise puhul.1
1. World Health Organization (WHO) Q&A on coronaviruses 2. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
3. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Information on COVID-19 for specific groups: the elderly, patients with chronic diseases, people with immunocompromising condition and pregnant women 4. EMA gives advice on the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories for COVID-19 5. World Heart Federation (WHF): The link between COVID- 19 and CVD 6. COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system 7. Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection? 8. Position Statement of the ESC Council on Hypertension on ACE-Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 9. British Heart Foundation: Coronavirus: what it means for you if you have heart or circulatory disease 10. NHS: Stay at home advice 11. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: When and how to use masks 12. COVID-19: chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine only to be used in clinical trials or emergency use programmes 13. WHO: How to handwash 14. WHO : Q&A : Masks and COVID-19 15. COVID-19 and Postinfection Immunity – Limited Evidence, Many Remaining Questions