A woman says contracting coronavirus ended up saving her life, when Covid doctors discovered she had an undiagnosed heart condition.

Angela Schlegel was hospitalised after 11 days of coronavirus symptoms.

Her heart condition – which medics said could have proved fatal – came to light while she was in intensive care at London’s Royal Brompton Hospital.

The 36-year-old said: “It just blew my mind as I was told my heart was not functioning the way it should be.”

She had initially been taken to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, on 22 March, where scans showed fluid around her lungs and heart.

She was transferred to the Royal Brompton and diagnosed with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) – a condition that can damage various organ systems in the body including the heart, joints, lungs, and nerves.

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