Covid-19 Feb 25, 2021 06:36 PM By Sabrina Emms A 3D representation of the human heart. Edward L / Flickr Satjit Bhusri, MD, is worried about heart health -- his own, and yours. A long-time New York City cardiologist, he is now treating the aftereffects of Covid-19. “What's unusual about Covid …is that it is extremely inflammatory. That means the body attacks [the virus], and [the immune system] kind of goes overboard,” he said. What is unnerving is that the cardiovascular damage often appears after the virus has been shed. If the Covid-19 heart connection seems surprising, it was news to doctors too, because Covid is considered a respiratory disease. But Covid patients began showing vascular problems.