PRESS HEALTH
A small number of Covid-19 patients develop in ammation of the heart, which is known as myocarditis, according to Dr. Guy Mintz.
CORONAVIRUS’ CARDIAC IMPACT
COVID19S EFFECT ON HEART HEALTH
BY BERNADETTE STARZEE
Covid-19 can impact nearly every organ of the body, including the heart. Here’s a look
at how the virus has a ected heart health over the past two years.
INFLAMMATION AND BLOOD CLOTS
A small number of Covid-19 patients develop in ammation of the heart, which is
known as myocarditis, according to Dr. Guy Mintz, director of cardiovascular health
and lipidology at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. Dr. Mintz pointed to
a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report indicating a 0.146% incidence
of myocarditis among patients diagnosed with Covid-19 during an inpatient
or hospital-based outpatient encounter from March 2020 through January 2021 – or
about 3 in 2,000 patients. Myocarditis can cause heart failure, hospitalization and, in
severe cases, death.
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