Ask a doctor on the topic of Internal medicine

Heart cold

September 27, 2016 | 20,00 EUR | answered by Dr. med Ralf von Seckendorff

I had a cold in June. I stayed at home for 4 days. I only had a runny nose, no fever. I went back to work on the fifth day. Do I need to worry about my heart?

Dr. med Ralf von Seckendorff

Good evening,

with the described background of only a brief viral infection, a myocarditis with permanent heart damage is extremely unlikely.

Kind regards