Long COVID May Cause Long-Term Changes in the Heart and Lungs and May Lead to Cardiac and Pulmonary Diseases
“Mount Sinai study suggests COVID-19 infection should be considered a risk factor for future cardiopulmonary conditions”
PET imaging reveals long-term heart and lung damage from COVID-19
“New PET imaging data reveal the long-term impact of COVID on heart and lungs, showing changes to these organs which are not detectable by standard medical assessments.”
History of COVID-19 doubles long-term risk of heart attack, stroke or death
Child, adult COVID survivors more likely to have heart disease, symptoms, data suggest | CIDRAP
Studies from US and Poland detail COVID's cardiovascular toll: the 1st shows that infected children face significantly higher odds of conditions like high blood pressure and heart failure; the 2nd that post-infection heart symptoms are common in adults
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“I’m enraged by headlines like ‘Now we know how Covid attacks your heart’ 5 years after Covid WRECKED my heart at the tender age of 38. I knew exactly how Covid attacked my heart in 2020, long before my doctors, because I followed the science. All of these are from 2020-2022.”
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“In conclusion, SARS-CoV-2 has a profound and multifaceted impact on cardiac tissue, mediated primarily through the Spike protein's interaction with the ACE2 receptor.”
“The virus not only causes direct damage to the heart by infecting cardiomyocytes but also triggers significant systemic effects that can exacerbate preexisting cardiovascular conditions.”
“The extensive expression of ACE2 in heart cells underpins the high susceptibility of cardiac tissues to SARS-CoV-2, leading to a range of complications from myocarditis to severe myocardial dysfunction.”
COVID‐19 Infection and Massive Aortic Dissection
“Our case underscores the potential association between COVID-19 infection and aortic dissection in a patient with no previous history of underlying diseases, suggesting a need for heightened vigilance and investigation into cardiovascular complications in patients with COVID-19”
Friend visited cardiologist and told me they found mild atrial irregularity years after one covid infection (no vax).
“"Don't worry, doc says it's fine because he sees it in almost everyone nowadays."
Beyond breathing: How COVID-19 affects your heart, brain and other organs
“We see people have symptoms from almost head to toe in terms of how they feel, how they function and what they can do,"
We see people have symptoms from almost head to toe in terms of how they feel, how they function and what they can do,"
Covid Can Raise the Risk of Heart Problems for Years
“Beyond vaccination, doctors recommend taking the connection between Covid & heart disease seriously—especially if you had a severe infection or…have a risk factor like high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes…After you have recovered from COVID, see your doctor…”
The link between Covid and heart attacks
“The problem is that the heart simply cannot repair itself, so any damage is there for life,” says Angela Clerk, a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Reading. “It is also a robust organ that tends to not give much indication it is failing until it is too late, so, in my view, it could be many years before we can assess how much additional damage was done to people’s hearts by the Covid pandemic.”
“The problem is that the heart simply cannot repair itself, so any damage is there for life,” says Angela Clerk, a professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Reading. “It is also a robust organ that tends to not give much indication it is failing until it is too late, so, in my view, it could be many years before we can assess how much additional damage was done to people’s hearts by the Covid pandemic.”