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ou probably know that COVID-19 affects the lungs, but research shows that it can affect the heart as well. The virus can cause inflammation of the heart, a heart attack, stroke and blood clots, says Aditya Mehra, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus (MMCSC). In a recent study published in JAMA
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Cardiology, 78 percent of middle-aged patients who had recovered from COVID-19 had abnormal findings on a cardiac MRI exam. Sixty percent of the patients had myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart, which can weaken the muscle, restricting blood flow to the rest of the body. There have even been reports of college and professional athletes who have been diagnosed with
myocarditis after testing positive for COVID-19. “Influenza viruses are known to cause inflammation of the heart,” says Rajesh Mohan, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI, an interventional cardiologist and Chief Medical Officer at MMCSC. “Myocarditis can lead to problems with the heart’s electrical signals, including abnormal heart rhythms and heart muscle damage.” The good RAJESH MOHAN, MD, MBA, news: Many people FACC, FSCAI
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