Long COVID is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease.
New research from Karolinska Institutet shows people with Long COVID have a higher risk of heart issues like arrhythmias and coronary disease—even if they weren’t hospitalised during their initial infection.
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-covid-cardiovascular-disease.html
Study: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(26)00093-3/fulltext

Long COVID is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease
People with long COVID are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in eClinicalMedicine. The results show that the risk of conditions such as cardiac arrhythmias and coronary artery disease is higher even among those who were not hospitalized during the acute infection.








