Post-COVID Cardiac Sequelae
Post-COVID Cardiac Sequelae is indexed under Long COVID & Post-Infectious Syndromes, Post-COVID Organ-Specific. Also known as post-COVID myocarditis, PASC cardiac.
- US prevalence
- Myocarditis ~1-2 per 1,000 COVID hospitalizations; long-term cardiac sequelae uncertain Source: AHA; Xie et al. Nat Med 2022. This figure comes from a professional society, registry, or study rather than a federal source. Label: REPORTED.
- ICD-10-CM codes
- U09.9, I40.9
- Typical onset
- Any age post-COVID; cardiac risk higher in severe cases
- Course
- managed
- Body systems
- cardiovascular
- Sex differences
- Myocarditis: M > F
- Racial and ethnic differences
- Follows COVID severity disparities
What this page does not establish
These figures describe populations, not individuals, and none of them is a diagnosis or a treatment recommendation. Prevalence estimates are approximate and reflect published ranges. Disparity figures are reported patterns, not causes.
Taxonomy last reviewed 2026-05-19. Each figure on the interactive page carries its own source and retrieval date, which can be later than this review.
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