According to NBC 7, California health-care worker Isabel Ortuno is still suffering from the aftereffects of COVID-19, which she contracted back in October. After being hospitalized for the initial virus, Ortuno went on to experience cardiac issues like heart palpitations and chest pain long after she supposedly “recovered.” Ortuno is far from alone, says UC San Diego infectious disease doctor Lucy Horton. Horton created a post-acute COVID-19 telemedicine clinic when she began to see an increase in the number of patients suffering from “long haul” issues. The clinic includes doctors from different departments who are studying and treating these patients, whose ailments range from cardiology to psychiatry. Although there is still much that these doctors don’t know about COVID-19 and it’s after-effects, they are starting to determine some patterns. Horton says she has had some patients who experience a full recovery, but also several more who feel they just won’t ever be the same.
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