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23rd March 2020

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Patients and colleagues of CHI,

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As cardiac illnesses and their risk factors majorly increase the odds of complications in COVID-19 infections(1,2,3), we are committed to keeping our clinics fully operational in accordance to guidelines from the Australian Government.

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Click on this link to read more on what we are doing in the clinic to enforce the utmost precautionary measures and keep all of us safe:

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On behalf of the medical team at CHI,

PROFESSOR HOSEN KIAT

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References:

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(1) COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system. Zheng, Y., Ma, Y., Zhang, J. et al. Nat Rev Cardiol 5 March 2020. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-020-0360-5

 

(2) Analysis of myocardial injury in patients with COVID-19 and association between concomitant cardiovascular diseases and severity of COVID-19. Chen C et al. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 6 March 2020. https://doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112148-20200225-00123

 

(3) Coronaviruses and the cardiovascular system: acute and long-term implications. Tian-Yuan Xiong et al. Eur Heart J, 18 March 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa231

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