Table 1.
COVID-19 patients group | Contraindications |
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Without underlying diseases | Acute high fever > 39 °C Tachypnea at rest > 30 breaths per minutes |
With hypertension | Uncontrolled resting hypertension > 180/110 mmHg Orthostatic blood pressure drop of > 20 mmHg with symptoms |
With DM | Blood sugar < 70 mg/dl Blood sugar > 300 mg/dl with urine ketones |
With CVD | Unstable angina Uncontrolled sinus tachycardia > 120 beats per minute History of significant aortic stenosis (aortic valve area < 1.0 cm2) History of third-degree atrioventricular block without pacemaker Uncontrolled atrial or ventricular arrhythmias Uncompensated heart failure |
With pulmonary diseases | Acute exacerbated symptoms of preexisting COPD or asthma |
Abbreviations: CVD, cardiovascular disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID-19, COronaVIrus Disease 2019; DM, diabetes mellitus.