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Covid MI/heart conditions

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: 7 hours ago | Replies (4)

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@mtheart4

Wow! I’m sorry your experiences have been similar to mine. I have had elevated troponin levels and hypercoagulate each time I get Covid. The last cardiologist I seen recently finally said this is due to Covid. The others didn’t want to say that and didn’t have any recommendations as to long term treatment. I’m now on antiplatlet therapy and if that fails blood thinners for lifetime as well as cardiac medication. I asked about MINOCA and the cardiologist said it’s not that. I did not have the vaccine so this was from having Covid. I should look into being seen at Mayo. I’m curious what studies they are doing.

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If your arteries are clear, from what I understand, the next most likely reason people have MI's is because of coronary artery spasms, usually caused by endothelial dysfunction. Clotting can also cause problems, and both clotting and endothelial dysfunction can be caused by Covid.

There's only one or two procedures that can rule out MINOCA. The most commonly used one is a provocative angiogram, an angiogram where they inject a substance that causes spasms if you have them, and doesn't if you don't. (There's also a type of MRI where they can do that, but I don't know much about that. ) Many cardiologists say they are too dangerous, but if done by an experienced doctor like the ones at Mayo, they are no more dangerous than a normal angiogram, and they give you an accurate diagnosis and a more appropriate treatment.