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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Harriette Boucher

The worrying thing Covid can do to your blood revealed by new study

Covid may prematurely age blood vessels by around five years, according to a new study, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Research published in the European Heart Journal revealed that a Covid infection could accelerate the ageing of blood vessels, particularly in women.

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