Conclusions
Symptom of resting palpitations, manifested mainly by sinus tachycardia,
is not uncommon in patients recovering from severe COVID-19. Anxiety and
depression may contribute, at least in part, to the resting palpitations
symptoms. Since the accurate etiology leads to an effective treatment,
it is highly recommended that psychiatric assessments should be
performed in the recovered COVID-19 patients with resting palpitations
after a negative evaluation by a cardiologist. In addition, previous
studies in recovered SARS patients have shown that palpitations symptoms
may last for a long time after discharge 27. Future
studies are warranted to evaluate whether psychological guidance could
shorten the course of palpitations symptoms in the recovered COVID-19
patients.
Source
of Funding:The
foundation of Xinjiang Science and Technology Support Project
(2020E0274).
Acknowledgments: None