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Some organs started shutting down. >> kidney failure, liver failure, cardiac arrest, i died. they were able to get me back >> because of covid, there's such a hesitancy and such a fear to going to the hospital. >> reporter: mount sinai cardiologist doctor anu lala helped masella recover. >> the message i would urge people to take home is, do not ignore your symptoms. take the time to check in withy. >> repor wnkooat asher now? >> what could have happened if he didn't have a father. that still scares me.sa >> o'donnell: and dr. lapook joins us now with that importan.

>> o'donnell: quick thinking with that blue slime. all right, as new covid cases decline across the country, morc americans are hiding back to the doctor's office but for some the skipped appointments during the pandemic created serious health riks. here's cbs' dr. jon lapook. >> one more troubling consequence of the pandemic,ne delayed medical care. four in ten americans put off routine or emergency visits in the first half of 2020, sometimes with devastating results. a year ago, despite having a heart beat irregularity called atrial fibrillation, eric masella felt healthy. >> and then... cov...