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Coincidence? Wearing mask brings on Afib & high blood pressure?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: May 9, 2023 | Replies (53)Comment receiving replies
Not true. Pub Med.gov 2008 showed after 1 hour, basically healthy surgeons had decreased SpO2 and increased heart rate. I've been an RN x 27 years and found wearing masks difficult at best, suffocating at worst. Here's the link. And this one isn't tainted by politics.
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@diadem, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect.
Here is the link to the abstract to which you refer:
- Preliminary report on surgical mask induced deoxygenation during major surgery https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18500410/
It is important to note that the study was unable to conclude whether the change in the oxygen saturation of arterial pulsations (SpO2) was due to the facial mask or the operational stress.
Mayo Clinic has conducted research and determined mask wearing is critical to preventing COVID-19 infection.
- Mayo Clinic research confirms critical role of masks in preventing COVID-19 infection https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-research-confirms-critical-role-of-masks-in-preventing-covid-19-infection/
Naturally, there are people who find it challenging, if not impossible, to wear masks due to certain health conditions. Handwashing and distancing remain tactics that everyone can do to help save lives.
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