Persistent Cardiac Injury in COVID-19 Survivors | Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 are at high risk for Acute Cardiac Injury (ACI).

Dr. Tim Duong and his team found that 55.8% of COVID-19 patients with ACI who were discharged and returned for follow-up care still suffered from cardiac injury an average of 2.5 months later. They also found that patients with ACI were 4.45 times more likely to die in the hospital compared with hospitalized COVID-19 patients who did not have ACI. Using biomarker levels such as troponin, which is elevated after heart damage, the researchers were able to predict, with 70% accuracy, which patients were more likely to recover.

The findings suggest that hospitalized COVID-19 patients should routinely be evaluated for possible ACI and that patients diagnosed with the condition should be monitored for future cardiovascular complications.

Dr. Duong is professor and vice chair for research in the department of radiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, professor of physiology & biophysics, and professor in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience at Einstein.

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[carmella]

I acquired pots after covid and pericarditis. Not vaccinated. (Also got pericarditis after a viral infection in 2018 before the biowespon was released)

[cynthiawebster]

Very interesting. I note the timing of this is a study early in the pandemic during height of delta wave ( correct me if I’m wrong)
Does this mean those patients were not treated properly after admission?Flu infection often affects the valves of the heart too. This study proves rather than disproves the inadequacy of good medical care if it is so apparent that the heart was compromised rather than respiratory failure? If covid 19 affected the heart and possibly other major organs does this not also suggest the mechanism of the vaccine could affect the heart tissue and cause possible issues around the heart? Further studies required and more data required.
Also interesting that most people who have unquestionably accepted the mandates to be vaccinated generally don’t seek any more information than the official line.