More than 10,000 Australians died of ischemic heart disease in the first eight months of 2022 - that’s about 17 per cent higher than would be expected in a normal year.
finding that rates of heart attacks and stroke were substantially higher in military veterans who had recovered from COVID-19, compared to those who hadn’t had the disease.also found hospitalisations from myocarditis and pericarditis , pulmonary embolism, heart attack and stroke were significantly more frequent after COVID‐19.of myocarditis and pericarditis have been linked to COVID vaccines, the Therapeutic Goods Administration says most people get better within a few days.
‘The camel’s back was straining under the burden of risk factors, and then we have an infectious disease on top ... hey presto we get an increase of cardiovascular events.’Nicholls, a cardiologist, said the heart wards in public hospitals were very busy. “COVID-19 infection worsens pre-existing heart conditions, and increases the risk of developing more than 20 heart conditions including heart attack, blood clots, heart failure and stroke,” she said.“COVID infection in Australia grew substantially in 2022. We are yet to see the full impact of this in health data.”
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