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COVID-19 seems to increase risk of serious heart ailments year after recovery: report
The study found an increased risk of 20 different heart and vessel issues for those who’ve had the virus a year earlier
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Any infection with COVID-19—regardless
of severity—seems to increase the risk of heart ailments for survivors,
according to a new study that one researcher called "stunning."
The study found an increased risk of 20 different heart and vessel issues for those who’ve had the virus a year earlier, Science magazine reported.
"Governments
and health systems around the world should be prepared to deal with the
likely significant contribution of the COVID-19 pandemic to a rise in
the burden of cardiovascular diseases," the paper read, according to the
report.
Radiofrequency ablation of cardiac arrhythmia using the
Stereotaxis robotic system, by inserting a catheter into the heart,
emitting radio waves that will cauterize cardiac tissue responsible for
rhythmic irregularity. (Photo by: BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty
Images)
(BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Eric
Topol, a cardiologist at Scripps Research, told the magazine that he
was surprised by the findings and called the ailments "serious
disorders."
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"If
anybody ever thought that COVID was like the flu this should be one of
the most powerful data sets to point out it’s not," he said, referring
to the study that ran in Nature Medicine earlier this week.
A 45-year-old intubated Covid-19 patient who got his first vaccine
two days before he got sick, lies on a bed while registered nurses
check his medication, at the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit at
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center in Tarzana, California on
September 2, 2021. (Photo by APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)
( APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)
Reuters reported that the study found
that those who recovered from the virus had about a 63% higher risk of
having a heart attack and a 52% greater risk of stroke one year later.
The news outlet also said those who recovered had a 72% higher risk of
heart failure. The elevated risks seemed to impact everyone, regardless
of sex, age or whether there were pre-existing conditions, the report
said. The magazine pointed out that even those who were not hospitalized
also had greater risk of cardiovascular disease.
The
magazine said the analysis was based on data from the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs and included health information from 154,000 people
who had the virus. The control groups included millions who received
care at these facilities during that pandemic and in 2017. One
researcher told Science that there needs to be a follow-up study and
raised the possibility that retrospective studies run the risk of having
inaccuracies.
Sam Brinton (left)
