.....About seven weeks after her diagnosis, Gella received physician permission to start exercising lightly for the first time since becoming ill. Just a couple months ago, she was running 5-8 miles every day at a pace of about seven minutes and 40 seconds per mile. Now, she can barely run nine minutes without needing a break.........Additionally, heart scans have revealed that about one in three hospitalized patients have some heart muscle damage, Benziger said, citing national literature. She works with college athletes and said this has been the case in about 20% of those she and her colleague have checked. None of those athletes were ever hospitalized for COVID-19.
“We don`t know what that`s going to mean for them long term. Are they at higher risk of sudden death? Are they going to have problems with heart palpitations and arrhythmias? There’s just so much we don’t know about this disease,” Benziger said.......
...moreBethany`s Notes: What`s it like to return from COVID-19? Read about Lauren Gella`s return.
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