COVID-19 infection linked to heightened risk of poor cardiovascular health and death: UK study

COVID-19 infection is linked to a subsequent heightened risk of poor cardiovascular health and death, particularly among those whose infection is severe requiring hospital admission, finds a large UK Biobank study, published online in the journal Heart. The risk, which is independent of known contributory factors, is greatest within the first 30 days of infection, but [...]

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