Researchers wrote the risks rose “regardless of age, race, sex, and other cardiovascular risk factors, including obesity, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and hyperlipidaemia”.
They also added: “They were also evident in people without any cardiovascular disease before exposure to Covid-19, providing evidence that these risks might manifest even in people at low risk of cardiovascular disease.”
Although a link has been established, the reason for the rise in risk not fully known.
Despite this, the results serve as a warning.
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