While this work has been widely acclaimed, particularly because it was carried out with a very large number of patients and over a long period, some experts were more skeptical. This is particularly the case of the French cardiologist Florian Zores who notes several imperfections, while considering that the study nevertheless makes it possible to support hypotheses already considered probable by many cardiologists with regard to the profile of Sars-Cov-2 which, as other viruses, can cause long-lasting inflammation. Gold, “It has long been known that inflammation is a cardiovascular risk factor”he notes, recalling that“In fact, we find exactly the same thing with the flu.” He thus recalls that in the 1920s, cardiovascular pathologies jumped in the wake of the Spanish flu pandemic.
Is there a specificity that would make the coronavirus even more dangerous in this respect? Current studies do not make it possible to say so, but this does not necessarily change much in terms of public health. From the moment this risk exists, the cardiologist considers it dangerous in any case to allow the coronavirus to circulate freely, given its high contagiousness.