"Heart failure was [...] the underlying cause of more than 92,000 US deaths in 2024 [&] a contributing cause in over 423,000 others"
"the sharpest increases occurred in younger and middle-aged groups—an unusual shift that has unsettled cardiologists"
#CovidCausesHeartDamage #CovidHarmsYourHeart
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Ppl "would have had heart failure and did have heart failure before COVID [...] to try and discern how much is COVID-related [...] can be a bit difficult. But the certain thing is that COVID does cause heart failure."
#CovidCausesHeartDamage #CovidHarmsYourHeart 👇
"Long COVID, unfortunately, is common. It currently affects more than 100 million people globally, and somewhere in the region of 20 to 30 million people suffer from cardiac long COVID." #CovidCausesHeartDamage #CovidHarmsYourHeart
TL;DR thread:
📌 Filing this under #CovidCausesBrainDamage
Also under #CovidCausesHeartDamage
or #CovidHarmsYourHeart, I forget which hashtag I decided I like better
Because I don't like any of these things Covid does
So I #weararespirator in public indoor places, avoid crowds
Hope you #AvoidLongCovid too 😷
"Symptoms such as tachycardia, palpitations & chest pain dominate the cardiovascular phenotype"
"no specific risk factors have been identified by cluster analysis, suggesting that these types of symptoms may occur in cardiovascular-burdened & previously healthy individuals"
#CovidCausesHeartDamage
"Hundreds of studies have shown that COVID increases the risk of heart and blood vessel damage. Even after mild or asymptomatic acute COVID, inflammation can cause plaques to build up in the arteries, increasing the risk of stroke and heart attack"
#CovidHarmsYourHeart #CovidCausesHeartDamage
I agree. Media coverage is abysmal. We need grassroots PSAs
#CovidHarmsYourHeart #CovidCausesHeartDamage
#AvoidCovid #AvoidLongCovid #weararespirator 😷
"crucial reminder for clinicians to remain vigilant regarding the enduring cardiovascular consequences [...] after COVID-19."
#CovidCausesHeartDamage
(Microbiology Spectrum, 15 May 2025)
