Local cardiologists say they've seen COVID patients experience heart problems even after their illness.
Cardiologist Cesar Coello with the Prairie Heart Institute said he and other doctors have seen a great number of people developing heart issues days or weeks after their COVID infections. Not all of those are serious, he said.
"You have these other type of conditions, where the autonomic system that regulates our pulse, regulates our blood pressure, seems to be affected by COVID, and some of these patients will present with rapid heartbeats that are inappropriate, they are very uncomfortable, they get short of breath with activity, so definitely that type of relatively benign conditions, they are very common," he said.
But there can also be serious complications, he said, including inflammation of the heart muscle and blood clots that can cause a heart attack.
The best way to prevent COVID is to get vaccinated and boosted. COVID vaccines are available at local health departments and pharmacies.
