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. 2022 Aug 15;9(8):268. doi: 10.3390/jcdd9080268

Table 5.

Comparison of pulmonary, renal, carotid, and coronary artery damage due to COVID-19.

SN COVID-19 Attributes Pulmonary Renal Coronary Carotid
1 Viral invasion ACE2 receptors on surface of type 2 pneumocytes ACE2 receptors on the surface of glomerular cells, tubular epithelium, and podocytes of kidneys. Myocytes [233] ACE2 receptors
2 Manifestations ARDS Acute kidney injury, acute tubular necrosis, cortical necrosis, and renal ischemia, tissue abnormalities. Plaque variability, abnormality in blood flow, Myocardial ischemia, myocarditis, and heart failure Atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability and promotes a thrombogenic environment.
3 Systemic abnormalities (i.e., DM, HTN, ARDS, CVD) Primary Secondary Primary and secondary Primary and secondary
4 Anticoagulants May be beneficial [234]. Not beneficial [235] Beneficial [236] Beneficial [236]
5 Imaging Modalities CT shows subpleural and peripheral areas “ground-glass opacities” and consolidation [236]. CT, US, and MRI CT, US, MRI, and X-ray CT, US, and MRI
6 AI Models ML [237], DL [238], HDL [46] ML [239], DL [240],
HDL [241]
ML [204], DL [242],
HDL [243]
ML, DL, HDL
7 Classifier Types SVM, DT, CNN, RF SVM, DT, CNN, NB SVM, DT, CNN, RF SVM, DT, CNN,
RF, NB
8 Drugs commonly used in COVID-19 may induce these conditions Remdesivir is a prodrug for its action it metabolizes to Remdesivir triphosphate Remdesivir is a prodrug for its action it metabolizes to Remdesivir triphosphate. Both Remdesivir and its active metabolite eliminate renal (i.e., 74%). AKI with this drug may be transient. Hence it is not advised in patients with eGFR < 30 mL/min per 1.73 m2 [244]. Chloroquine phosphate,
hydroxychloroquine sulphate and azithromycin usage individually or in combination may increase in QTc interval prolongation and torsades de pointes or ventricular arrhythmias [245,246].
Chloroquine phosphate,
hydroxychloroquine sulphate, and azithromycin