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Cellular interactions help explain vascular complications due to COVID-19 virus infection

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

COVID-19 is a respiratory disease primarily affecting the lungs. However, the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 surprised doctors and scientists by causing an unusually large percentage of patients to experience vascular complicationsissues related to blood flow, such as blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes.

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A big data COVID train wreck

Dr. Anish Koka

The paper that was brought to my attention is one that purports to examine the deleterious health effects of Long COVID. A sizable group of intellectuals who are still socially distancing and wearing n95s live in fear of a syndrome that persists long after a person recovers from COVID. The notable exception was loss of smell).

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COVID19 vaccination

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

Hybrid Conference’ : ‘The RNA vaccines against COVID-19 mark the beginning of a technological revolution that will transform the way we treat disease and restore health. Maybe I should just attend this meeting ‘ The New Frontier of RNA Nanotherapeutic. Monday, October 24, 2022 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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COVID-19 infection appeared to increase risk of heart attack & stroke up to 3 years later

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: An analysis of UK Biobank health data that included adults who had mild to severe COVID-19 before vaccines were available found an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and death among those adults during the nearly three-year.

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New Drug Fails to Improve Diabetes-Related Heart Failure

DAIC

At study entry, 38% of the patients were taking sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors or glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), medications for diabetes that have been shown to have beneficial effects on heart disease, including reducing heart failure, heart attacks and strokes.

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COVID-19 infection appeared to increase risk of heart attack and stroke up to 3 years later

Science Daily - Heart Disease

An analysis of data in the UK Biobank has found that COVID-19 infection may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from any cause for up to three years for people with and without cardiovascular disease, according to new research.

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History of COVID-19 found to double long-term risk of heart attack, stroke and death

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A history of COVID-19 can double the risk of heart attack, stroke or death according to new research led by Cleveland Clinic and the University of Southern California.

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