Why heart attacks are striking young people - and surprising connection to a pandemic drug rule
Heart attacks are striking young Americans at “alarming levels.”
Heart attacks in people aged 18-44 years old increased by 66% between 2019 and 2023.
Child, adult COVID survivors more likely to have heart disease, symptoms, data suggest | CIDRAP
Studies from US and Poland detail COVID's cardiovascular toll: the 1st shows that infected children face significantly higher odds of conditions like high blood pressure and heart failure; the 2nd that post-infection heart symptoms are common in adults
How does Covid-19 affect your heart?
“We explain what Covid-19 does to your heart and circulatory system and how it can lead to conditions such as blood clots, heart damage, palpitations and high heart rate.”
We explain what Covid-19 does to your heart and circulatory system and how it can lead to conditions such as blood clots, heart damage, palpitations and high heart rate.
SPECT Perfusion Defects and Impaired Strain in Mild COVID-19: A Multimodal Imaging Study with a Female-Predominant Cohort
Even with mild symptoms during the acute phase, COVID still causes damage that gets missed with standard diagnostics.
In this study, all 15 patients had blood flow irregularities in their hearts after a COVID infection with mild symptoms.
And that's just scratching the surface.
2025, THE GROWING SARSCOV2 REINFECTION ERA! 🔥Let me summarise, with today’s science, how reinfections can worsen your Cardiovascular outcomes and mortgage your future health: ➡️Cumulative heart damage: Reinfections can worsen myocardial injury or increase the risk of… pic.twitter.com/neUQElrZhu— Harry Spoelstra (@HarrySpoelstra) February 15, 2025
“Let me summarise, with today’s science, how reinfections can worsen your Cardiovascular outcomes and mortgage your future health:”
Doctors Warn COVID-19 Could Be a Hidden Trigger for Heart Attacks Long After Recovery
“A new study reveals that COVID-19 fuels dangerous plaque buildup in the arteries, making heart attacks and strokes more likely. Even after recovery, the risk remains high, stressing the importance of ongoing heart health monitoring.”
A new study reveals that COVID-19 fuels dangerous plaque buildup in the arteries, making heart attacks and strokes more likely. Even after recovery, the risk remains high, stressing the importance of ongoing heart health monitoring.
Covid may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and deaths for three years after an infection, a new study suggests | CNN
“Covid-19 may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years after an infection, study suggests”
Covid-19 may increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths for three years after an infection, study suggests