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People who Covid-19 c A new study found that chest pain can last up to a year after infection.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that “prolonged Covid,” which refers to conditions that linger for months or years after infection, affects one in five people with the virus.
Researchers at Intermountain Health are based in a nonprofit health care system Salt Lake City, Utahexamined more than 140,000 adult patients for cardiovascular symptoms.
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People who had previously had Covid experienced a greater degree of chest pain six months to a year after initially contracting the virus, compared to people who tested negative at the same time.
The study results were presented March 5 at the American College of Cardiology’s 2023 Scientific Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.
A new study has found that people who have Covid-19 may experience chest pain up to a year after infection. (iStock)
“Many Covid-19 patients experience symptoms beyond the acute phase of infection,” lead author Dr. Heidi May said in a press release provided by the health care facility.
“Chest pain should not be ignored after experiencing the coronavirus.”
“While we did not see any significant rates of major events viz Heart attack or stroke In patients who had an initial mild infection, we observed chest pain as a persistent problem, which may be indicative of future cardiovascular complications,” he said in the same release.
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Future Research, Dr. Long-term patient outcomes are needed to be determined, May said.
“It may be that the lasting effects of infection on the cardiovascular system are difficult to measure in terms of diagnosis or other events in the short term and may not be realized until longer follow-up,” he said.
“We observed chest pain as a persistent problem, which may be indicative of future cardiovascular complications,” the study author wrote. (iStock)
Dr. Norman B. Gelis, who has treated more than 1,000 patients at his Long Haul Covid Clinic. Aventura, Floridasaid the study’s results are consistent with what he has seen in his practice.
He was not involved in the study.
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Along with lingering symptoms like brain fog, joint pain and extreme fatigue, he said chest pain is a frequent complaint — in some cases, more than a year after a Covid diagnosis.
Dr. Gelis told Fox News Digital, “It has been established in the medical community that Covid causes inflammation that can lead to heart damage and a variety of conditions such as myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmias, blood clots and Can cause heart failure,” said Dr. e-mail
Anyone experiencing persistent chest pain after Covid should see a doctor or cardiologist. (iStock)
“For these reasons, chest pain should not be ignored after experiencing the coronavirus.”
For anyone experiencing persistent chest pain, Dr. It’s important to see a doctor or cardiologist, Gelis said.
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“Some treatments may include oxygen, a daily baby aspirin regimen or sympathetic blockers,” she said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Intermountain Health for comment on the study.
