Question:
Should I continue my cardiovascular rehab if I contract COVID?
Answer:
by Alex Postalian, MD
It is recommended that you fully recover from the infection before you resume strenuous activity. It is also important that you quarantine as recommended by the public health experts to avoid spreading the disease to other at-risk patients and staff at your cardiac rehabilitation center.
For Patients
About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public (WHO)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (Texas DHHS)
What heart patients should know about coronavirus (American Heart Association)
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC)
COVID-19, MERS & SARS (NIH Allergy & Infectious Diseases)
For Professionals
Key Questions on COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease (American College of Cardiology)
ACC Clinical Bulletin Focuses on Cardiac Implications of Coronavirus (COVID-19) (ACC News Story, Feb 13, 2020)
Resources to Aid Researchers and Clinicians
COVID Updates (TMC)
