The unusual effects of COVID19 have been highlighted in a new study. 9News
In the first weeks after infection, contracting coronavirus was linked to a six-fold increase in cardiovascular diagnoses, the study found, mainly blood clotting in the lungs and irregular beating of the heart.
However, according to the study, the sudden heightened risk for heart diseases and diabetes both subsided over time, as people recovered. Speaking to 9news.com.au, the study's lead author Dr Emma Rezel-Potts said the results underlined how COVID-19 was a complex multisystem disorder, and much more than just a potentially deadly respiratory illness."There are very few studies that are looking at these longer-term outcomes," Rezel-Potts said.The diabetes findings were of particular note, she said, and unexpected.
Cardiovascular diseases are the biggest killers in Australia every year, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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