A history of COVID-19 can double the long-term risk of heart attack, stroke or death, according to a new study from the Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California.
Researchers analyzed data from 10,000 people treated for COVID-19 in 2020 and roughly 200,000 people who were not infected. Doctors followed the health progress of the subjects for three years.
The study, published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Journal, found that patients with any type of COVID-19 infection were twice as likely to experience a major cardiac event for up to three years after their initial diagnosis than those with no history of COVID.
A history of COVID-19 can double the long-term risk of heart attack, stroke or death, according to a new study.Getty Images/iStockphoto
The risk of developing cardiovascular disease quadrupled in patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19.
The risks persisted for three years and held true even when doctors factored in conditions like diabetes and a history of heart disease, which would make patients more vulnerable to cardiac events.
None of the factors proved to be drivers of the increased cardiovascular events observed post-COVID-19 infection.
“Worldwide, over a billion people have already experienced COVID-19. The findings reported are not a small effect in a small subgroup,” said study co-author Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences in Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute. “The results included nearly a quarter million people and point to a finding of global healthcare importance that promises to translate into a rise in cardiovascular disease globally.”
In patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19, the risk of developing cardiovascular disease was four times higher.ManuPadilla – stock.adobe.com
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Researchers also noted a clear correlation between elevated risk and blood type.
Data analysis revealed that COVID-19 patients with A, B, or AB blood types were twice as likely to experience a major cardiac event than those with an O-blood type.
“The association uncovered by our research indicates a potential interaction between the virus and the piece of our genetic code that determines blood type and signals the need for further investigation,” Hazen said. “A better understanding of what COVID-19 does at the molecular level may potentially teach us about pathways linked to cardiovascular disease risk.”
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Researchers analyzed data from 10,000 people treated for COVID-19 in 2020 and roughly 200,000 people who were not infected. Doctors followed the health progress of the subjects for three years.
The study, published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology Journal, found that patients with any type of COVID-19 infection were twice as likely to experience a major cardiac event for up to three years after their initial diagnosis than those with no history of COVID.
A history of COVID-19 can double the long-term risk of heart attack, stroke or death, according to a new study.Getty Images/iStockphoto
The risk of developing cardiovascular disease quadrupled in patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19.
The risks persisted for three years and held true even when doctors factored in conditions like diabetes and a history of heart disease, which would make patients more vulnerable to cardiac events.
None of the factors proved to be drivers of the increased cardiovascular events observed post-COVID-19 infection.
“Worldwide, over a billion people have already experienced COVID-19. The findings reported are not a small effect in a small subgroup,” said study co-author Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences in Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner Research Institute. “The results included nearly a quarter million people and point to a finding of global healthcare importance that promises to translate into a rise in cardiovascular disease globally.”
In patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19, the risk of developing cardiovascular disease was four times higher.ManuPadilla – stock.adobe.com
https://nypost.com/2024/10/09/lifes...rt-attack-stroke-cleveland-clinic-usc-study/#
Researchers also noted a clear correlation between elevated risk and blood type.
Data analysis revealed that COVID-19 patients with A, B, or AB blood types were twice as likely to experience a major cardiac event than those with an O-blood type.
“The association uncovered by our research indicates a potential interaction between the virus and the piece of our genetic code that determines blood type and signals the need for further investigation,” Hazen said. “A better understanding of what COVID-19 does at the molecular level may potentially teach us about pathways linked to cardiovascular disease risk.”
COVID infection linked to sharp increase in long-term risk of heart attack, stroke: Cleveland Clinic, USC study
Researchers analyzed data from 10,000 people treated for COVID-19 in 2020 and roughly 200,000 people who were not infected. Doctors followed subjects’ health progress for three years.
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