
Common viruses linked to ‘dramatic’ spike in heart attack and stroke risk
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New research reveals that COVID and flu infections increase heart attack risk by three to five times in the following weeks, with elevated cardiovascular dangers lasting up to a year.
Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The researchers reviewed 155 scientific studies to arrive at these findings, which were published this week in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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