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COVID-19 took a toll on heart health as doctors still determine how to help

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FILE-Healthcare workers treat a Covid-19 patient on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) floor at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S., on Monday, Jan.

31, 2022. (Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ST. LOUIS - Firefighter and paramedic Mike Camilleri once had no trouble hauling heavy gear up ladders.

Now battling long COVID, he gingerly steps onto a treadmill to learn how his heart handles a simple walk. "This is, like, not a tough-guy test so don’t fake it," warned Beth Hughes, a physical therapist at Washington University in St.

Louis. Somehow, a mild case of COVID-19 set off a chain reaction that eventually left Camilleri with dangerous blood pressure spikes, a heartbeat that raced with slight exertion, and episodes of intense chest pain.

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