Study Finds Covid Raises Risk of Heart Inflammation

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A new study helps explain why infection with COVID-19 can cause a higher risk of heart attack or stroke. The study was published yesterday in the journal nature Cardiovascular research. It found that exposing COVID to fatty deposits known as plaques in the heart caused inflammation, that inflammation made it more likely that those plaques could block arteries, restrict blood and oxygen flow and trigger heart attacks. People with pre existing heart conditions were the most at risk. While previous studies had determined the risk of heart attack or stroke was higher after COVID infection, the new study suggests that it's connected to an overactive immune system. Well, Hanna even three years later, of course, we're still finding out more and more information about this virus.