18-year-old Delhi boy diagnosed with rare heart failure after recovering from Covid-19

Abdullah was having difficulty in his day-to-day activities due to fatigue and shortness of breath. When he was rushed to the hospital, doctors discovered Covid antibodies and a weak, poorly-functioning heart.

In yet another startling development, an 18-year-old boy who had recovered from Covid-19 infection was diagnosed with heart failure. The highly unusual case came to light at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi. Abdullah, a resident of Chandni Chowk, was having difficulty in his day-to-day activities due to fatigue and shortness of breath. When the 18-year-old suddenly fainted, his concerned family members rushed him to the private hospital. Abdullah’s RT-PCR test came out negative, however, further examination revealed that he had a weak, poorly functioning, enlarged heart. His heart had started to fail, and the reduced pumping was causing a build-up fluids in the lungs, which kept him out of breath. He was diagnosed with myocarditis, in most cases caused by a viral infection.