The most commonly reported long-term effects of COVID-19 include shortness of breath, fatigue and joint pain. More serious long-term complications, such as myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, appear to be uncommon following COVID-19.

"COVID-19 doesn't usually affect the heart," says Dr. Leslie Cooper, a Mayo Clinic cardiologist. "Older hospitalized patients who have severe systemic illness can also have signs of cardiac damage. Sometimes these are asymptomatic, with only an increase in blood markers of injury like troponin, and sometimes patient may have symptoms with chest pain, trouble breathing or sometimes arrhythmias."
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