COVID affect the heart health??
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, most commonly affects the lungs but It can also lead to serious heart problems. Lung damage caused by the virus prevents oxygen from reaching the heart muscle, which in turn damages the heart tissue and prevents it from getting oxygen to other tissues.
COVID cause heart blockage?COVID-19 causes myocarditis, which can lead to heart failure and arrhythmias. Coronavirus can also cause dangerous inflammation in the heart, or myocarditis, which prevents the heart from doing its job effectively.
Covid or long Covid may cause persistent inflammation in heart vessels.This can rupture silent blockages and cause a heart attack, especially after an unaccustomed exercises like heavy weight lifting or walking on a treadmill or running in a cold weather and the risk increases when there are risk factors for heart disease like high BP, Diabetes, high cholesterol, Smoking or obesity.
Coronavirus can also cause dangerous inflammation in the heart, or myocarditis, which prevents the heart from doing its job effectively.How COVID is affecting heart so badly ??,is still under research.but post covid myocarditis is unavoidable.
What are the symptoms of heart inflammation after Covid?
Some of these symptoms are heart-related, which can include chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations and dizziness. The trouble is, it can be tricky to tell if the symptoms are from COVID or if they're from a heart problem like myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle).
Both covid and non covid factors should be considered for any post covid cardio patients.
Dr Rahebana Masood
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