I Was Sick With Coronavirus. My Quarantine Has Since Ended

Posted on Thu, 13 Aug 2020

Question: I was sick with coronavirus. My quarantine has since ended and physically I feel better except regular chores, feeding pets, watering plants, etc send my heart rate to the 130s. I was recently put on anti anxiety meds after a trip to the er with blood work and ekg done. I know it's not normal, so what's the issue?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome to Ask a Doctor service!

Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is important to perform further investigations in order to examine your heart function and structure.

You should know that coronavirus can affect the heart, as well as the lungs and other body organs, causing myocarditis or cardiac arrhythmia.

For this reason, I would recommend performing a cardiac ultrasound in order to examine your heart function and structure and an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring (Holter) in order to examine your heart rhythm trends.

A cardiac MRI would be a golden standard tool to help examine the heart muscle and exclude a possible cardiac complication related to Covid infection.

Hope you will find this information helpful!

I remain at your disposal for any further questions whenever you need!

Kind regards,

Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist

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