STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Studies have found that long COVID is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, according to a recent report. The study examined insurance claims data for 13,435 adults with long COVID and 26,870 without COVID during a 12-month follow-up period. CNN reported that when accounting for factors present prior to infection, the study revealed that the long COVID group experienced increased mortality, with 2.8% individuals with long COVID dying compared to 1.2% of those without long COVID. The research showed that those with long COVID were also roughly two times more likely to experience cardiovascular events including arrhythmias, stroke, heart failure and coronary artery disease, according to CNN. The risk of pulmonary embolism more than tripled, while the risk of COPD and moderate or severe asthma nearly doubled for those with long COVID, the media outlet stated when reporting on the study’s findings.

Source: CNN March 11, 2023 23:05 UTC