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).
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