Prevention measures, including vaccination, may play important role in cutting the risk of serious cardiovascular events, according to a new study in Journal of the American Heart Association
A review of 155 scientific studies found that influenza and COVID infections increased the risk of heart attack or stroke by three to five times in the weeks following the initial infection.
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A review of 155 scientific studies found influenza and COVID infections raised the risk of heart attack or stroke as much as three-to five-fold in the weeks following the initial infection.
Viruses that linger in the body,…