Two years following the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, scientists have still not uncovered all the mysteries of this disease. According to an American study, the risks of developing cardiovascular disease increase considerably in infected people.
Risks increase for everyone
Heart problems increase in Covid patients for up to 12 months following infection, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine and conducted by researchers from theuniversity of washington in Saint Louis. The latter analyzed the data on a group of patients and a control group. The sick group includes people who tested positive for coronavirus between March 2020 and January 2021, while the control group includes five million uninfected people during the same period.
They were thus able to conclude that a Covid-19 infection increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disorders by 55% during the year following the infection. Although the risk is much greater in people who have suffered from a severe form, it is also present in people who have developed mild symptoms of the disease.
Ziyad Al-Aly, author of the study, explains that ” even people who have never had heart problems and who are considered low risk can develop cardiovascular disease following Covid “. He points out that the risks of developing cardiovascular diseases increase in the elderly, in young people, in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
Patients can develop different types of cardiovascular disorders
In detail, the risks of cardiac arrest increase by 63% and those of having a stroke increase by 52% not only during the infection, but also in the months that follow. However, other cardiovascular disorders may appear following Covid-19 infection, namely arrhythmia, thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, coronary artery disease, heart failure, myocardial infarction, myocarditis and pericarditis.
The researchers note that vaccination once morest Covid-19 can lead to myocarditis. However, the risk of developing myocarditis is higher following infection with the disease than following vaccination.
