People's risk of heart attack or stroke skyrockets after a bout with the flu or COVID-19, a new evidence review says.
Folks are four times more likely to have a heart attack and five times more likely to have a stroke within a month of infection with influenza, researchers reported today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Likewise, people are three times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke within 14 weeks of being afflicted with COVID-19, and their risk remains elevated for up to a year, researchers said.
Results show heart risk also increases when people have chronic infections like HIV, hepatitis C and shingles.
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