Watch: Covid Increases Risk of Heart Problems, New Data Underlines

Céline Gounder, KHN’s editor-at-large for public health, discusses new data showing an excess of deaths in 2020 related to heart disease. The deaths — from heart attack and heart failure — show that the virus can affect the heart and that cardiac problems can show up months after an initial covid-19 infection has apparently resolved. Vaccines reduce the risk both of serious infections and subsequent heart problems.

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<h1>Watch: Covid Increases Risk of Heart Problems, New Data Underlines</h1>
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			February 1, 2023		</time>
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<p>Céline Gounder, KHN’s editor-at-large for public health, discusses new data showing an excess of deaths in 2020 related to heart disease. The deaths — from heart attack and heart failure — show that the virus can affect the heart and that cardiac problems can show up months after an initial covid-19 infection has apparently resolved. Vaccines reduce the risk both of serious infections and subsequent heart problems.</p><ul><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/watch-covid-increases-risk-of-heart-problems-new-data-underlines/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/watch-covid-increases-risk-of-heart-problems-new-data-underlines/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/watch-covid-increases-risk-of-heart-problems-new-data-underlines/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Watch%3A%20Covid%20Increases%20Risk%20of%20Heart%20Problems%2C%20New%20Data%20Underlines&body=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2FNDM5OTU4&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/watch-covid-increases-risk-of-heart-problems-new-data-underlines/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/watch-covid-increases-risk-of-heart-problems-new-data-underlines/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p>

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