CV risk lingers up to three years for patients who had COVID-19 before vaccine rollout, doctors say

Severe pre-vaccine era COVID-19 illness may warrant more ‘aggressive’ CVD prevention.
Rachel Fieldhouse

Patients who had COVID-19 prior to the rollout of vaccines have an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events for up to three years after infection, US research shows.

The finding is regardless of whether they have CVD risk factors, the University of Southern California-led team says.