Anyone who has tested positive for Covid could be at a higher risk of developing 20 dangerous cardiovascular health conditions, a new study has found. Research published in Nature Medicine warns that people who catch coronavirus are at risk of suffering a stroke, heart failure, angina and cardiac arrest, among other conditions - even if they don't have severe symptoms.
The study suggests, meanwhile, that those who are or have been hospitalised due to the virus are at an even higher risk of developing further health problems.
Researchers analysed data from more than 11 million US veterans, including 154,000 who had Covid, and estimated the risks within a year for the 20 diseases. Findings showed that those who had tested positive a year before were at significantly higher risk of the conditions, compared to those who had not been infected. The risk then increased the more serious their case was.
