Risk of acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke following COVID-19 in Sweden – “the true risk is increased by between three and eight times for acute myocardial infarction and by between three and seven times for ischaemic stroke following COVID-19.”
30 Jul, 2021 | 12:06h | UTCInvited commentary: What is the association of COVID-19 with heart attacks and strokes? – The Lancet
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Is Covid a risk factor for heart attack and stroke?https://t.co/6KRaKzPgI5 @TheLancet
This new paper says yes, but the absolute increased risk is small, and likely due to predisposition to clotting in the post-infection phase pic.twitter.com/HQjxo63Yby— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 29, 2021