This is a very important question, because we have been repeatedly told by the media that it does, increasing general anxiety about the risks from COVID-19, but according to this study it seems the answer is no, there is no increased risk of these heart conditions following infection with COVID-19:
The Incidence of Myocarditis and Pericarditis in Post COVID-19 Unvaccinated Patients—A Large Population-Based Study
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9025013/
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Our data suggest that there is no increase in the incidence of myocarditis and pericarditis in COVID-19 recovered patients compared to uninfected matched controls. Further longer-term studies will be needed to estimate the incidence of pericarditis and myocarditis in patients diagnosed with COVID-19.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The UK Government has also repeated the claim, citing studies that they say support the claim:
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It is now recognised that COVID-19 infection can lead to myocarditis or pericarditis and in one retrospective study, 5% of patients developed new onset myocarditis and 1.5% pericarditis within a 6 month period following COVID-19 infection .