Publications by authors named "Mayara Costa Barros"
Sao Paulo Med J
April 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effects of COVID-19 on heart health in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation, measuring heart rate variability (HRV) as an indicator of cardiac autonomic control.
- It involved 82 subjects, comparing COVID-19 positive (COVID(+)) and negative (COVID(-)) groups, revealing that both had lower HRV than normal, with the COVID(+) group showing increased low frequency and decreased high frequency HRV components.
- The findings suggest that reduced HRV, especially in COVID(+) patients, may indicate a higher risk of cardiac complications, underscoring the need for careful monitoring in these patients.
