Healthcare professionals are noticing a higher-than-normal incidence of irregular heartbeats, inflammation of the heart muscle, and an increased rate of thromboembolism in individuals who tested COVID-positive. These incidences are prompting doctors to recommend moderate exercise in place of strenuous, high-intensity workouts for people who have recovered from severe COVID. The World Health Organization’s chief scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, stated that post-COVID, countries needed to prepare for large increases in cardiovascular, neurological, and mental health disorders. Meanwhile, Dr. Nishith Chandra, director of interventional cardiology at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, stated that an increasing number of young patients are presenting with myocarditis after COVID infections. 

He added that the condition was related to COVID and cautioned that anyone who has had moderate to severe COVID should look for symptoms of fatigue, breathlessness, or palpitations. If these symptoms are present, then they should seek consultation from a cardiologist who should do an ECG and ECHO to rule out COVID-induced myocarditis. He explained that if the condition is treated in time, it can be reversed to a great extent.

Dr. Joyeeta Basu, a physician from New Delhis Lady Hardinge Medical College, stated that she had seen more cases of post-Covid arrhythmias in the 30-45 age group. She went on to say that the mantra for doctors after COVID would be moderate exercise rather than strenuous, high-intensity exercises. Nutritionist Dr. Kavita Devgan added that an increasing number of patients are reported to have badly affected guts, haywire sugar, and thyroid cases due to stress and fatigue. A recent analysis by the Financial Times showed a significant rise in deaths from heart disease since the start of the pandemic. In several studies, researchers also found that rates of many conditions, like heart failure and stroke, were substantially higher in people who had recovered from COVID.

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