An important new study shows COVID may be to blame for an increase in POTS, a neurologic disorder that causes dizziness or fainting upon standing.
Jennifer Ramey lived an extremely active life, running marathons, hiking mountains, and working as a cardiac nurse for 12 to 14-hour shifts.
“I passed out a couple times in the beginning. My blood pressure could be 160/120, and then three minutes for no reason, it could be 70/40,” Ramey said. “But now I mostly know how to pay attention, and I take my blood pressure before getting up.”a study just releasedThe research was done partially by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Association and published in the Nature Cardiovascular Research.
Now that these conditions are associated with COVID, she said it’s crucial that the conversation about long COVID continues. She is now on a national committee for long COVID, as a patient advocate alongside Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez.
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