What we are doing is basically symptomatically treating the patient, Parwani said.
For Juarez, that means medications to reduce inflammation, blood pressure and cardiac rehab. My gut feeling is that six months down the road, she will feel tremendously better, Parwani said.
Besides treating the heart, Parwani and her team collaborate with other specialties to address other lingering symptoms of the virus such as brain fog, shortness of breath and joint and muscle pain. This is not all in their head, Parwani said. These are real symptoms that are brought up by the inflammation that is caused by this virus.