by Amanda Chase, Stanford University Graphical abstract. Credit: Circulation Research (2022). DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.121.320090 Researchers at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute have discovered how viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 as well as their associated vaccines may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart inflammation, and other cardiovascular complications. “Although flu has long been associated with heart attack and...
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Death rates from tears in this major heart artery are rising, especially among women, black adults
by Laura Williamson The death rate for people who have a tear in a major artery coming out of the heart—aortic dissection—has been rising over the past decade, especially among women and Black adults, new research shows. And while death rates for women increased faster, older men continued to face an overall greater risk of...