How common are cardiovascular problems after COVID? : Shots ...

Tamargo's personal heart troubles reflect an alarming pattern among some people who've had COVID-19: new research shows a significant increase in the risk of heart disease and serious cardiovascular problems up to a year after the initial illness. Overall, the study found the incidence of serious cardiac and cardiovascular problems was 4% higher in the 12 months after people were diagnosed with COVID-19 compared to those who were not infected. A large study found the incidence of cardiac and other serious cardiovascular problems was 4% higher in the 12 months after people were diagnosed with COVID-19 compared to those who were not infected. A large study found the incidence of cardiac and other serious cardiovascular problems was 4% higher in the 12 months after people were diagnosed with COVID-19 compared to those who were not infected.Despite its size, the study has some limitations: it was done retrospectively and draws on a majority white and male patient population. "It's not like, 'Oh my gosh, everyone got COVID and the next thing you know, they all had heart attacks — that's not it," Krumholz says.Indeed, Dr. Sean Pinney has patients who've seen the study's topline results and have come to him concerned about their long-term health. "We know from a large number of studies that inflammation can be associated with heart disease."He points to studies dating from before the pandemic that have found patients hospitalized for pneumonia are at increased risk of long term cardiovascular disease.