COVID, heart disease and stroke
"COVID damages preferentially the inner linings of the blood vessels. That’s why you might hear COVID called a vascular disease — vascular means anything related to the blood vessels."
Mike Hoerger, PhD MSCR MBA on Twitter
"I hope to god I'm wrong. I've never wanted to be more wrong in my life.... Worst case scenario... we are going to see a tsunami of cardiovascular disease over the next few decades." #LongCOVID
How COVID-19 Can Kill You
"COVID-19 can cause sudden death because the virus has a predilection to attack endothelial cells, which pave the blood vessel highways to all our organs...damaged endothelial cells can lead to blood clots, which can cause strokes and heart attacks."
The signs that Covid-19 has caused a blood clot - seek immediate help
"Study published last month in the journal Circulation...Covid patients were 21 times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke during their first week of a Covid diagnosis. After 4 weeks, patients were 4 times more likely to suffer either of these."
Even mild Covid raises the chance of heart attack and stroke. What to know about the risks ahead
The big concern raised by this fresh study is that medium- to long-term harms on the body’s blood vessel network (the vascular system) may be much more common than that. And it could drive a new pandemic of cardiovascular disease over the coming years."
COVID-19 and the Brain
From 2020: "Vascular events such as strokes have been reported in COVID-19 patients. It is thought that SARS-CoV-2 causes a thickening of the blood, which leads to blood clots"