The Zurich University Hospital, in Switzerland, said that the first patients of the "emerging new coronavirus" had pneumonia, often difficult to treat, until doctors later discovered more cases of cardiovascular disease and multiple organ failure, without a clear relationship. With pneumonia.
According to a study by researchers from Zurich, "Covid 19" is more than just pneumonia, it is an inflammation of the blood system. This explains why it causes many cardiovascular problems and failure of vital organs.
So the Susanna Varga team at the university hospital examined tissue samples from deceased patients with a microscope, and found that inflammation affects the inner lining of the blood vessels, of different parts of the body.
The coronavirus was discovered, in the lining itself, where it kills cells, then infected tissues and organs. The researchers concluded that the virus attacks the immune system not through the lungs, but directly by the receptors in the lining, which loses its protective function.
"Covid 19 can affect the blood vessels of all organs," says director of the Cardiology Clinic at New York University, Frank Ruchitska. It is an inflammation of the blood vessels, which can affect the heart, brain, lungs, kidneys, or even the digestive system.