COVID infected patients at risk for 20 types of heart and vascular disease: Study
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Individuals infected with COVID-19 are at risk of having a cardiovascular disease related incident 30 days after having been infected by the virus
"There were 20 cardiac disorders that were diagnosed for those patients that are suffering from long haul COVID. The most common is the shortness of breath and fatigue," Dr. Evelina Grayver, MD, the Director of women’s heart health program at Northwell Health in NY told Fox News. "The new arrhythmias, or the abnormal heart rhythms that people experience, are significant as well and can become incredibly handicapping for a lot of patients," Grayver who did not participate in the study, but commented to Fox News.
The researchers analyzed health records of more than 11 million U.S veterans and found veterans who had COVID-19 one year earlier, had a significantly increased risk for 20 different heart and vessel conditions, compared with those who did not.