Many provinces and cities in the Mainland have recently stated that they have passed the peak of the first wave of new crown infections following the relaxation of epidemic prevention measures. As more and more “Yangkang” products are available, people are rushing to buy heart health products “Coenzyme Q10” (Coenzyme Q10) instead of pain relievers, antipyretics, and antidiarrheal drugs. Coenzyme Q10 was once out of stock on Taobao, JD.com and other online shopping platforms, and it was hard to find a box in many pharmacies. Xiamen Jindawei, the world’s largest coenzyme Q10 manufacturer, even revealed that the order volume of coenzyme Q10 has increased significantly, but the specific increase cannot be disclosed.
A number of mainland media earlier quoted experts as pointing out that following recovering from the new crown, one should not take it lightly, because some secondary infections or complications may appear following a period of time. Among them, the official media CCTV quoted Zhou Yujie, the executive vice president of Beijing Anzhen Hospital, as saying that most of the patients’ symptoms improved within 5 to 7 days and gradually recovered, but a few of them would involve the heart muscle, usually two weeks following the infection, the heartbeat was too fast or too slow, chest pain, Chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations, syncope, etc. If the symptoms are serious, you should go to the hospital in time to check whether you have myocarditis.
Because myocarditis can be fatal, the Internet in the Mainland began to report last week that “be careful of viral myocarditis following Yangkang”, “acute myocarditis is easy to get following Yangkang exercise”, “the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality is lower following taking coenzyme Q10 ” and other news, coenzyme Q10 immediately became the target of snapping up. Mainland media reported that some Coenzyme Q10 products were out of stock on JD.com, Taobao, and Tmall last week, and the supply of Coenzyme Q10 in many pharmacies in Shanghai and Qingdao, Shandong was also in short supply.
Expert: Coenzyme Q10 cannot prevent or treat myocarditis
Shanghai “The Paper” quoted Chen Jianxin, deputy director of the Malu Town Community Health Service Center in Jiading District, Shanghai, as saying, “Coenzyme Q10 cannot prevent myocarditis, but only plays an adjuvant role in the treatment of myocarditis…to help the heart muscle recover, but it is not the most important drug. It’s not a cure.” “Fenghuang.com” also quoted Fang Jian, the deputy chief pharmacist of Guangzhou Huadu District People’s Hospital, saying that although coenzyme Q10 can improve the oxygen supply of myocardial cells, “it cannot be equated with the prevention of myocarditis.” Its role is “adjuvant therapy.” , that is, “it cannot be used alone to treat viral myocarditis, it must be used in combination with necessary therapeutic drugs”, and “coenzyme Q10 can be synthesized by the human body itself, and adults who can eat a normal diet are usually not deficient and do not need additional supplements.”
Phoenix.com also quoted Calvin Jiang, a resident pharmacist at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, as saying that in the United States, coenzyme Q10 is sold as a dietary supplement. Emphasize that the probability of myocarditis caused by the new coronavirus is extremely low.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention did not announce the number of confirmed cases and deaths from the previous day. Yesterday, Taiwan added 24,503 local confirmed cases, 560 imported cases, and 26 more patients died. The number of newly imported cases hit a new high in the past three years. In Macau, there were 26 more confirmed cases and 2 deaths in the previous day.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/China/Worried regarding complications of myocarditis-Mainland people rush to buy coenzyme q10/356596?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
