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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Catching Covid can trigger deadly side effect months later, study finds

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Patients with severe Covid who require mechanical ventilation are likely to develop a potentially life-threatening disease within six months of getting the infection, according to a study.

Covid-19 patients requiring ventilation are 16 times more likely to develop ventricular tachycardia than those who did not have a severe infection, according to research by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

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