Dr. Ranasinghe creates clear images of how COVID-19 can affect the heart. Maybe about 20-30% of those patients who get the infection in the heart would go into heart failure. Such clots can travel to the heart or block the blood flow to the heart, causing a heart attack. “In the first two waves, we saw some damage to the heart but it was not that widespread among COVID-19 patients. Dr. Ranasinghe’s advice to those in home-based care is: If you get chest pain; chest pain when you walk or a chest pain that keeps getting worse; or have either little or excessive breathing difficulties; then go to hospital immediately.

Source: Sunday Times September 05, 2021 00:45 UTC