Deaths due to heart problems have surged world-wide since the start of the pandemic.
A study done in the UK involving 53,000 participants was published in the British Medical Journal and points to a link between COVID-19 infection and heart disease and stroke.
Serious Illness caused by COVID-19 infection can lead to long term heart damage, death from cardiovascular disease and heart failure. People admitted to hospital with COVID -19 were 17.5 times more likely to suffer a stroke, 10 times more likely to suffer a heart attack and 21 times more likely to develop heart failure than people who avoided hospitalization with COVID-19. These rates were highest in the first 30 days after infection but remained elevated for up to 1 year after infection.
Less severe COVID-19 infections did not lead to this jump in risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure in this study I reviewed tonight.
Here is the link to the study done in the UK and printed in the British Medical Journal - a very reputable scientific journal:
https://heart.bmj.com/content/heartjnl/early/2022/09/21/heartjnl-2022-321492.full.pdf
COVID is not over yet and it is likely here to stay. Protecting yourself with public health measures when appropriate and vaccinations remains a top priority. We can live with COVID. We do not need to die from COVID or develop serious, life-threatening illnesses as a result of COVID-19.
Vaccines dramatically reduce the risk of serious illness, hospitalization and death. I am running my first bivalent COVID vaccine clinic tomorrow. I am about 15th in line.
Please play it safe and consider getting the next vaccine booster required in your booster series.
Anne-Marie
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