Covid-19 continues to be a powerful risk factor for future heart attacks and strokes for almost three years following the infection, a large new study suggests.

COVID-19 could increase the risk of major cardiac events, like strokes and heart attacks, according to a study from the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California; the University of California,

People infected with COVID-19 appear to face a higher risk of heart attack and stroke for up to three years, a new study finds.

The findings suggest that being hospitalized for COVID-19 in 2020 was a "coronary artery disease risk equivalent," conferring a higher risk for future heart attacks, strokes or death in people without a history of cardiovascular disease than the risk for people with a history who didn't have COVID.

COVID-19 could increase the risk of major cardiac events, like strokes and heart attacks, or death from any cause, according to a new study.

A new study has linked the deadly COVID-19 infection to increased risk of heart attacks, stroke and PAD. WHO has classified coronavirus itself as life-threatening.