Surprisingly found cardiomyopathy

[healthyheart7]

I am a retired cardiologist who has had Parkinson’s since March 2011. Recently I had a hypotensive episode after about of constipation. I was admitted to the hospital and found to have severe left atrial enlargement and two valves with mild regurgitation. I had received in the past approximately 4 to 5 vaccinations for Covid. I did have Covid at one point, which is just amounted to some nasal congestion for one day.

From a heart perspective, this places me at an increased risk for a stroke, atrial fibrillation as well as multiple other problems.

Cardiac wise, I am asymptomatic, in addition, one of my cardiac muscle enzymes is elevated.

Individuals with Parkinson’s are at an increased risk left atrial enlargement, atrial fibrillation, and other myopathies

I feel that all individuals who received the Covid vaccine and/or have Parkinson’s should have a baseline ECG, cardiac muscle enzymes, and an echocardiogram

[Fed1000]

Thanks for sharing. Stay well.

[heartinmotion in reply to Fed1000]

Thank you

[Boscoejean]

Covid can cause some very serious problems and it is why we have avoided it at our house like the plague it is.

Blood clot risk remains elevated nearly a year after COVID-19

heart.org/en/news/2022/09/1...

Risk of arterial and venous thromboses after COVID-19

thelancet.com/journals/lani...

[MarionP]

You believe your heart issues are related to covid? Which covid, SARS covid-1 (back in 2002) or SARS covid 2 ("COVID 19"), or MERS 2012 (since you have been around a while and so has your PD)... Because you also mentioned immunizations but actually made no actual attributions about either COVID or vaccination. It occurs to ask because people may quite on their own fill in the blanks you left vacant. Any thoughts there?

[redhawk1]

Hello HealthyHeart7 . . . I have it on my schedule to get my fourth Covid vaccine shot this week. Now, with the Pfizer Paxlovid available as an early treatment could one pass on the Covid vaccination as Paxlovid is now available!

[heartinmotion in reply to redhawk1]

I was always pro vaccine, however, some of the people that work in these pharmaceutical companies are criminals, I cannot tell you what to do, however, even prior to getting my results I was advised to avoid any further Covid boosters by an infection disease physician.