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' Their research found a jump in heart failure among people who have had COVID-19. It wasn't a small jump, either.
"Concerned, but not surprised," Dr. Salah said.
"All different age groups, sex, races had an increased risk," Dr. Salah said, showing the data on his computer screen. "This is a really concerning trend."
Previously hospitalized patients under 65 had a 53% higher risk of heart failure, and those over 65 had a 38% higher risk.
"White patients had a higher risk of having heart failure compared to non-white patients," Dr. Salah said.
Working through the nearly 600,000 patient files took some time, but Dr. Salah explained that the dots were there, they just needed to be connected. ...
"We all know that the vaccine might not prevent the infection completely, but at least decrease the severity of the infection," Dr. Salah said. "And this might decrease the risk of having cardiac complications, including heart failure." '
- UAMS researchers discover link between COVID-19 & heart failure | thv11.com
"Concerned, but not surprised," Dr. Salah said.
"All different age groups, sex, races had an increased risk," Dr. Salah said, showing the data on his computer screen. "This is a really concerning trend."
Previously hospitalized patients under 65 had a 53% higher risk of heart failure, and those over 65 had a 38% higher risk.
"White patients had a higher risk of having heart failure compared to non-white patients," Dr. Salah said.
Working through the nearly 600,000 patient files took some time, but Dr. Salah explained that the dots were there, they just needed to be connected. ...
"We all know that the vaccine might not prevent the infection completely, but at least decrease the severity of the infection," Dr. Salah said. "And this might decrease the risk of having cardiac complications, including heart failure." '
- UAMS researchers discover link between COVID-19 & heart failure | thv11.com