To lenchiksf - sorry my reply is so late - just came upon this heart discussion group. It’s been a year since you posted. I’d be interested in knowing how you’re doing.
I had a mild case of covid in Feb. ‘23. Had all the vax’s and took Paxlovid. Since then, I’ve been short of breath. Then my heart started acting up. When I went for a walk, my heart rate would slow down instead of accelerating and would become irregular. In April, saw a cardiologist - took EKG and did 24 hr. Holter monitoring
Both showed some irregularities but nothing conclusive. SOB now constant. In May, felt terrible, went to ER and diagnosed with complete heart block. Cardiologist said he hadn’t seen much data that it was due to long covid. Anyway, the next day I had a wireless pacemaker implanted. It’s new technology but unfortunately it didn’t work for me and in August, had to have a traditional dual chamber pacemaker implanted. Sometimes pacemakers cause atrial fib - well, that’s me! Now I’m on blood thinners, then had episode of congestive heart failure and needed diuretics. Wonder what’s next in store for me! So that’s my journey with slow heart rate. Don’t know if heart block was something I was trending toward (I’m 78) but before covid, I was a healthy, active senior. Hope you’re doing ok now.