“What was surprising to find is just having a COVID-19-positive test was associated with a twofold increased risk in heart attack, stroke, and death risk,” said Stanley Hazen, MD, cardiologist ...

Vaccination reduces the risk of severe COVID-19, indirectly protecting against heart damage,” says Dr. Basavaraj Utagi, Senior Consultant Cardiology, Fortis Hospital Cunningham Road.

Even after removing patients who developed AKI within one year of infection, the risk of advanced CKD remained significantly higher among those with COVID-19 (HR, 1.88; 95% CI, 1.59-2.22; P < .0001).

Heart attacks and COVID-19 Risk of heart attack and stroke rise sharply after a COVID-19 diagnosis. The risk of 1st heart attack goes up 3-8x one week after contracting COVID-19.

Statistical adjustments were made for age, sex, ethnicity, co-morbidities, previous COVID-19 infection, and medication use. Data were sourced from NHS England’s Secure Data Environment, ensuring ...

Children and young adults are at greater risk for a variety of kidney, gut and heart problems if they have had past COVID-19 infections, according to research from the University of Pennsylvania.

The CDC previously concluded there was no increased risk of myocarditis detected in government vaccine injury databases for COVID-19 shots dating back to 2022. Officials also noted that cases tend ...

Covid-19 infections also increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and vaccines can help prevent those complications, said Dr. Peter Hotez, director of the Center for Vaccine Development at ...

During acute COVID-19 infections, children exhibit plasma signatures similar to those observed in adults with severe COVID-19, which contain markers associated with long-term cardiovascular risk.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will now require COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded warning labels with more information about the risk of a rare heart ...

And the worse the infection, the higher the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death. “People who had severe COVID were at an even substantial increased risk, not twofold, but like three to sevenfold ...