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EPISODE · Dec 24, 2024 · 7 MIN

Should You Step Up Your Heart Health if You Had COVID?

from Love Your Heart: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast · host Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute

If you had a COVID-19 infection, a study found that you were twice as likely to have a major cardiac event, such as heart attack, stroke or even death, for up to three years after diagnosis. Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD recommends increasing your heart disease prevention efforts such as getting your LDL cholesterol and blood pressure into your goal range. Visit the Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation Center at Cleveland Clinichttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/depts/preventive-cardiology-rehabilitationPlease stay in touch! Subscribe to the free Love Your Heart monthly enewsletter for helpful resources including heart disease prevention and treatment tips, videos, news and research. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/about/news#newsletter-tabLearn about our podcasts and more. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/patient-education

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If you had a COVID-19 infection, a study found that you were twice as likely to have a major cardiac event, such as heart attack, stroke or even death, for up to three years after diagnosis. Stanley Hazen, MD, PhD recommends increasing your heart disease prevention efforts such as getting your LDL cholesterol and blood pressure into your goal range. Visit the Preventive Cardiology & Rehabilitation Center at Cleveland Clinic https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/heart/depts/prevent...

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