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Does Covid Increase Your Chances of Having a Heart Attack?

COVID-19 is having a significant and long-lasting effect on the health of a lot of individuals. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as 41 percent of people who become sick with the virus end up with long-term COVID. This condition may involve respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, and other symptoms that continue for weeks, months, or even years after the initial illness.

Karishma Patwa, M.D., a cardiologist with Manhattan Cardiology, notes that several research studies are showing that people who suffered from the COVID-19 infection had a greater risk of heart disease. Read the article.