COVID-19 pandemic erased decade of progress in lowering heart disease death rate
Nov 3, 2022
Heart disease death rates fell for nearly a decade but jumped back up with the advent of COVID-19, a new study finds.
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Heart risk factors, not heart disease itself, may increase odds of COVID-19 death
Oct 4, 2022
A new study helps clarify the connections between pre-existing heart disease and death from COVID-19.
Blood clot risk remains elevated nearly a year after COVID-19
Sep 19, 2022
People who had COVID-19 early in the pandemic had a heightened risk of clots up to 49 weeks later, according to a large study from England and Wales.
Myocarditis from COVID-19 booster rare, but risk highest among teen boys, young men
Sep 6, 2022
Cases of myocarditis 鈥� an inflammation of the heart muscle 鈥� following a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine are rare and typically mild, research from Israel shows.
COVID-19 infection poses higher risk for myocarditis than vaccines
Aug 22, 2022
The overall risk of myocarditis was higher immediately after being infected with COVID-19 than in the weeks after vaccination for the coronavirus, new research shows.
Rethink what you thought you knew about COVID-19 reinfection
Jul 20, 2022
The latest omicron subvariants are proving adept at reinfecting people 鈥� even those sickened recently. Here's what people with heart disease and stroke should know.
College athletes rarely develop heart problems one year after having COVID-19
May 12, 2022
College athletes who keep playing sports after having COVID-19 have a low risk of developing heart problems, according to new research that suggests stringent cardiac testing isn't necessary.
Heart complications uncommon, treatable in children with COVID-19
Apr 11, 2022
After children and young adults get COVID-19, heart complications are uncommon and treatable, according to a new scientific statement that calls for more short- and long-term research.
People with heart defects at greater risk for severe illness, death if hospitalized for COVID-19
Mar 7, 2022
When hospitalized with COVID-19, people with congenital heart defects were up to twice as likely to die or suffer severe illness as people without heart defects, new research shows.
Rehab for long COVID gives hope, while condition continues to puzzle
Feb 8, 2022
Researchers are still seeking answers as to what causes COVID-19 symptoms to persist and how they affect people long-term. But rehab programs provide successful treatment for helping people regain a better quality of life.