A new study has revealed disturbing information about how the novel coronavirus COVID-19 can affect the heart.<br />According to UPI, 78% of 100 people diagnosed with COVID-19 showed evidence of heart damage caused by the disease, weeks after they recovered.<br />Prior to the study, none of the patients had experienced heart problems before contracting COVID-19 and were mostly healthy.<br />However, after recovering from the virus, 78 of them showed evidence of heart damage, revealed by magnetic resonance imaging.<br />The researchers said the MRI findings were consistent with two potentially serious heart conditions: myocarditis and pericarditis.<br />Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle. As it can reduce the heart's ability to pump, it can potentially cause irregular heartbeats.<br />Pericarditis inflames the protective tissues surrounding the heart and can cause pain.
