There's been a surge in heart attacks among younger people. Here's the real reason why.
Even mild COVID raises the chance of heart attack and stroke. What to know about the risks ahead
“Between 30 days and a year after recovery from COVID, survivors were 52% more likely to have a stroke, 63% more likely to have a heart attack, and 72% more likely to develop heart failure.”
Trends in Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Rates and Excess Deaths, 2010–2022
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality increased during the initial years of the COVID-19 pandemic, but whether these trends endured in 2022 is unknown. This analysis describes temporal trends in CVD death rates from 2010 to 2022 and estimates excess CVD deaths from 2020 to 2022.
🧵 My cardiologist thinks SARS-CoV-2 caused or contributed to my ascending aortic aneurysm. I had a virtual appointment with him today & if it grows another 0.5 cm (currently at 4.5 cm) I'm looking at major open chest surgery, up to 10 days in the hospital & a month off work. 1/
Heart-disease risk soars after COVID — even with a mild case
Viral myocarditis: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic prospects
Challenges of treating viral myocarditis
Unraveling the relevance of SARS-Cov-2 infection and ferroptosis within the heart of COVID-19 patients
Unraveling the relevance of SARS-Cov-2 infection and ferroptosis within the heart of COVID-19 patients
🔥Important and detailed study on the potential mechanism behind C19 related heart damage!
Spike Protein Impairs Mitochondrial Function in Human Cardiomyocytes: Mechanisms Underlying Cardiac Injury in COVID-19
Spike Protein Impairs Mitochondrial Function in Human Cardiomyocytes: Mechanisms Underlying Cardiac Injury in COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 Damages Cardiomyocytes Mitochondria and Implicates Long COVID-associated Cardiovascular Manifestations
After Covid infection rest for a few months. This paper reveals mitochondrial damage to cardiomyocytes— cells that allow heart to beat. This is likely a reason for increased sudden cardiac death during exercise post acute Covid.
COVID-19 in the Initiation and Progression of Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology During and Beyond the Acute Phase
SARS-CoV-2 infection can markedly influence the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions.
- Endothelial dysfunction, platelet activation, and persistent inflammation are potential drivers of increased atherosclerosis following COVID-19.
THIS IS BIG. WOW. New paper in PLOS Pathogens has findings about:
Excellent multi-tweet analysis thread of new study:
New paper in PLOS Pathogens has findings about:
- the effect of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein on cardiac cells (and mitochondrial dysfunction!),
- a treatment to be investigated, and
- how this is NOT caused by mRNA vaccines
Cardiovascular disease and covid-19: A systematic review
Cardiovascular disease and covid-19: A systematic review
❗Cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 are numerous and life-threatening❗
An updated systematic authors review of the literature(2020–2024) only confirming the bad news, its strength.
SARS-CoV-2 variants divergently infect and damage cardiomyocytes in vitro and in vivo - PubMed
SARS-CoV-2 can damage cardiac muscle cells (cardiomyocytes). Different variants are found to infect and affect differently cardiomyocytes in a new study in vitro and in vivo(=animal model/Golden hamster). BA.2 Omicron flagged as particularly dangerous
Indehisce on Twitter
Comprehensive Twitter thread: 1/ A fresh, running thread on COVID’s well-documented cardiovascular harms for anyone who needs links when discussing the rise in heart failure and strokes among younger and middle-aged people since 2020:
Study finds significant amount of clotting in the arteries of patients with STEMI and COVID-19
"patients with an ST-elevated myocardial infarction, or STEMI, and COVID-19 had a significant amount of clotting in their arteries both before and after intervention... "
COVID-Positive Donor Heart Tied to Lower Recipient Survival
"A new study sounds a cautionary note about using donor hearts with active COVID-19 infection for heart transplant procedures."
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"Acute pericarditis as a major clinical manifestation of long COVID-19 syndrome"
COVID and the Heart: It Spares No One | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
“New evidence has revealed that anyone infected with COVID is at higher risk for heart issues including clots, inflammation, and arrhythmias. This risk persists even in healthy people long after the illness has passed.” (Yes, even if you’re vaccinated)
Long-Term Adverse Effects of Mild COVID-19 Disease on Arterial Stiffness, and Systemic and Central Hemodynamics: A Pre-Post Study
Long-Term Adverse Effects of Mild COVID-19 Disease on Arterial Stiffness, and Systemic and Central Hemodynamics: A Pre-Post Study
8 March 2023
phil oliver on Twitter
Thread on Twitter: The virus indefinitely strips the blood of a specific group of cells that prevent cardiovascular disease. It’s Latent disease that will kill people. This obsession with the acute phase is myopic and/or nefarious.
Incidental Finding of Coronary Artery Dilatation in Children With History of COVID-19 Having Minimal or No Symptoms: Raising Red Flag
"Incidental Finding of Coronary Artery Dilatation in Children With History of COVID-19 Having Minimal or No Symptoms: Raising Red Flag"
Prof. Akiko Iwasaki on Twitter
A new study in @SciImmunology led by @AnisBarmada & Jon Klein @YaleIBIO with @lucasite_lab
@InciYildirim11
@YalePediatrics teams explored immune signatures of people who developed myocarditis after mRNA vaccines. Here is what we found. 🧵 (1/)
TODAY on Twitter
Doctors and researchers are beginning to see connection between COVID surges and heart attacks. @ErinNBCNews and Senior Medical Correspondent for @NBCNews
@DrJohnTorres share more.
Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Heart Rate Variability: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
"Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Heart Rate Variability: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies"
Dr Claire Taylor on Twitter
She details that prior to the pandemic the average age of referrals to her cardiology clinic was aged 55-80yrs. Now it is 16-40yrs Now at least 50% are long Covid with cardiovascular symptoms.
Mild Covid-19 can have harmful effects on your heart: Study
"Usually, you'd expect inflammation to decrease with time after infection, and for all the physiological functions to go back to normal or a healthy level. We can only speculate on what causes this phenomenon without further investigation..."
Even mild Covid infection can harm heart health, study finds
Even mild Covid infection can harm heart health, study finds
"We were surprised to observe such a decline in vascular health, which deteriorated even further with time since COVID-19 infection,"
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New Guidelines Explain How to Manage Post-COVID Heart Problems
From 2022: "New Guidelines Explain How to Manage Post-COVID Heart Problems"
Warning to anyone who's had Covid over 'long-term risk of killer complication'
"COVID infections could cause long-term deadly damage to your arteries, a study has shown.
Virus patients’ arteries became increasingly stiffer in the months after they caught it, even if their initial infection was mild, researchers found."
Dr. IF on Twitter
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