My heart aches after catching a cold

Therefore, colds have a great impact on the human body because the body will experience many uncomfortable symptoms after catching a cold. For cold patients, the most common cold symptoms are cough, runny nose, and nasal congestion. Patients with severe colds will have fever symptoms, so colds should be treated in the early stages of their development. However, some patients find that they experience a dull pain in their heart after catching a cold. What’s going on?

It is understood that a variety of viruses can cause viral myocarditis, among which viruses that cause intestinal and upper respiratory tract infections are the most common, such as influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, Coxsackie, measles, mumps, hepatitis, shingles, chickenpox, etc.

Experts point out that viral myocarditis can occur in people of all ages, but it is more common in young people. Patients often have upper respiratory tract, intestinal or other infections, and related symptoms usually appear 7 to 10 days after infection. Patients with mild illness may have no symptoms or only mild arrhythmias. Most patients may have symptoms such as fever, fatigue, chest tightness, palpitations, dull pain in the precordial area, tachycardia or arrhythmia. Some patients may experience dizziness, nausea, and loss of appetite. Severely ill patients like Xiao Li may develop heart enlargement, acute heart failure or cardiogenic shock, or even sudden death in a short period of time, with a mortality rate as high as 70% to 80%.

Due to the high mortality rate of severe viral myocarditis, untimely rescue may endanger life. Since the onset of viral myocarditis is not necessarily related to physical fitness, even if young people are physically strong, their physical fitness will decline in the case of viral infection. If they stay up late and do not pay attention to rest, they will be more likely to be invaded by the virus.

Experts warn that viral myocarditis is more likely to attack young people, so if you have recently caught a cold, or have a history of other viral infections, and also have symptoms such as fever and chest discomfort, you should be highly vigilant and go to the hospital for examination in time. Even if you don't have chest discomfort, you should make sure to get enough rest during a cold or fever. Don't think that you can "squander" your health just because you are young and in good health.