Inside Precision Medicine October 10, 2024
Malorye Branca

UK Biobank data has revealed that COVID-19 infection can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death from any cause for at least up to three years. This trend was seen in people already diagnosed with and those without previously detected cardiovascular disease. Further, the risk of heart attack and stroke was about 65% higher in adults with non-O blood types compared to those who had type O blood.

The study looked at almost a year’s data from more than 10,000 adults who caught the disease, including approximately 8,000 who had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, and about 2,000 who tested positive in a hospital setting.

“The results included nearly a quarter million people and point to...

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