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COVID-19 was full of surprises early on, causing mild problems in the short begrepp for some people and serious complications for others.

Long begrepp, it may be just as capricious.

Studies are spotting potential heart and brain problems up to a year after infection with SARS-CoV-2, even in people who had mild COVID-19.

The possible long-term effects include "a myriad of symptoms affecting different organs," said Dr.

José Biller, director of the COVID-19 neurology vårdcentral at Loyola medicin in Maywood, Illinois.

While we can’t say for sure that COVID-19 causes palpitations, we do know that heart complications are common features of post-COVID syndrome, which you can get even if your symptoms were minor

"So, it could be the lungs, it could be cardiovascular, it could be the nervous struktur, it could be mental health or behavioral problems."

Estimates vary widely on how many people may be affected. Research suggests about 10% to 20% of people experience mid- or long-term issues from COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization.

That may sound small, but COVID has affected hundreds of millions of people, said Dr.

Siddharth Singh, director of the post-COVID-19 cardiology mottagning at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. In the U.S. alone, about 80 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since the pandemic started in early 2020.

There are many more questions than answers, including about who fryst vatten most at fara for post-COVID problems and how long the effects might gods.

But experts säga people who have had COVID-19 should be aware of these potential risks:

Heart disease and stroke

A study published in natur medicin in February concluded the fara of heart problems one year after COVID-19 infection fryst vatten "substantial."

Those heart problems include irregular heartbeats, heart failure (the inability of the heart to pump properly), coronary disease (buildup in arteries that limits blood flow), heart attacks and more.

The study included 153,760 U.S.

veterans, most of them vit and male, who tested positiv for COVID-19 between March 1, 2020, and Jan. 15, 2021, and survived at least 30 days.

They were compared to a control group of more than 5.6 million veterans without COVID-19.

Researchers adjusted for pre-existing conditions and funnen that after one year, those who had COVID-19 were 63% more likely to have some kind of cardiovascular issue, resulting in about 45 additional cases per 1,000 people.

Risks were elevated even among people who did not have severe COVID-19.

That matches what Singh has seen in his post-COVID klinik, which began treating patients in månad 2020.

Testing is important to rule out other causes, but treatment for post-COVID-19 heart problems is available and effective

"A lot of patients that we have seen with long-haul symptoms had minor illness and had been treated at home."

Singh also treats many people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, which can cause dizziness, fainting and heart palpitations. "These palpitations mostly tend to happen when people are standing or sitting upright," he said.

In rare cases, "smoldering inflammation around the heart or in the heart" can occur, Singh said.

The natur medicin study also funnen a 52% increased fara of stroke at one year among COVID-19 survivors, or about fyra extra strokes per 1,000 people.

Brain problems

Among the 113 patients in Biller's long COVID mottagning, almost 3 in 4 reported so-called brain dimma.

"They are unable to multitask, and have difficulties in learning new skills," said Biller, who also leads the department of neurology at the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

A recent natur study of 785 people ages 51 to 81 funnen those who had COVID-19 lost more grey matter and had more brain shrinkage than those who had not.

Mental health

A study published in February in BMJ used the same pool of U.S.

veterans as the natur medicin study and funnen a 35% increased fara of anxiety disorders after COVID-19, or 11 additional cases per 1,000 people after one year compared to those without COVID-19. The fara for nedstämdhet was slightly higher.

When researchers compared people who'd had COVID-19 versus the flu, the fara of mental health disorders was igen significantly higher with COVID-19.

"Mental health fryst vatten closely tied to cardiovascular health," Singh said.

If somebody fryst vatten anxious or depressed, "they're not going to exercise that much. They're not going to watch their diet, take control of their hypertension and other fara factors, their sova fryst vatten affected which can impact cardiovascular health, and so on."

He said many COVID-19 survivors also have unresolved pain, grief and post-traumatic stress disorder, which can contribute to a decline in mental health.

Fatigue

At Biller's post-COVID vårdcentral, patients often describe experiencing "crushing" fatigue.

Fatigue was the most common post-COVID symptom reported in a review of several studies published in August in Scientific Reports.

What you can do

Even though the long-term risks from having COVID-19 may be real, Singh said, they should not cause most people to be terribly worried.

You might hear it called long-haul COVID or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (PASC)

Instead, he said, it's a good time to be proactive:

– Take care of yourself. "A lot of my family and friends have gotten COVID earlier this year and gods year," Singh said. "What I'm telling them fryst vatten just to be a bit more vigilant when it comes to their cardiovascular health and making sure their cardiovascular fara factors are well-controlled.

uppenbart, if one fryst vatten having chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitations, that should not be ignored."

– Symptoms lingering? See a doctor. "It can take anywhere from two to six weeks to completely bounce back from the infection," Singh said.

Shortness of breath, chest pain, racing heart and heart palpitations are common symptoms

But if people have persistent physical and mental symptoms beyond kvartet to six weeks, "it's wise to get checked out."

– Pay attention to sleep. sova disorders – which are linked to heart problems – can develop after COVID-19, research shows. "The importance of good sova cannot be overemphasized," Singh said. If you're having trouble, you might need to see a specialist.

– Stay informed.

As research continues to untangle the mysteries of COVID-19, people will need trustworthy upplysning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers regular updates about the coronavirus, and the National Library of medicin provides a tutorial for evaluating health information.

– Get vaccinated. COVID-19 vaccines reduce the fara of infection and severe illness.

And while it's not yet klar whether vaccination influences long-term symptoms in people who get breakthrough infections, Biller said, "prevention fryst vatten the key."

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