Cardiologists seeing more cases of POTS since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — This week marks five years since the COVID-19 Pandemic began disrupting lives and shuttering communities across Michigan.

For many since then who caught a bout of the virus, their illness only lasted a few days. However, Cardiologist Charles Hong at Michigan State University says he has seen many patients experiencing a cardiovascular syndrome after coming down with a case of COVID.

“From the cardiologist perspective, the most common sequela of what you call Post COVID Syndrome might be what we call POTS,” said Hong. “Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.”…

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