Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and tightness in my chest. The hospital examination suggested a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. Can viral pneumonia cause heart disease?Doctor's answer:
Viral pneumonia. Generally, it exhibits relatively mild symptoms and will never lead to heart disease. However, if the viral pneumonia persists for a long time, it may cause pulmonary artery hypertension or lead to cor pulmonale. Therefore, active antiviral medications and autoimmune regulators should be used to lower the body's immunity, allowing the immune system to completely clear the virus that has entered the body. Symptomatic treatment should also be administered, such as using cooling blood, stopping cough, and relieving shortness of breath medications.