1/ Heart-related deaths🫀💀 spiked in 2020
*** BEFORE*** we had COVID vaccines.
Why?
COVID causes heart disease/death!
with @CBSNews' @vladduthiersCBS & @megoliver
cbsnews.com/video/heart-re…
*** BEFORE*** we had COVID vaccines.
Why?
COVID causes heart disease/death!
with @CBSNews' @vladduthiersCBS & @megoliver
cbsnews.com/video/heart-re…
2/ In 2020, the US experienced the HIGHEST number of cardiovascular deaths 🫀💀 in almost 20 years.
More people died from cardiovascular-related causes in 2020, the first year of the COVID pandemic than in any year since 2003.
More people died from cardiovascular-related causes in 2020, the first year of the COVID pandemic than in any year since 2003.
3/ COVID can cause heart attacks🫀 & heart failure.
People of ALL ages were affected, NOT just the elderly.
People of ALL ages were affected, NOT just the elderly.
4/ The largest increases in cardiovascular deaths were seen among Black, Hispanic, & Asian people.
Remember that COVID hit communities of color harder than others, especially early in the pandemic.
Remember that COVID hit communities of color harder than others, especially early in the pandemic.
5/ How does COVID cause heart disease?
COVID causes clots in blood vessels.
When a clot blocks the blood vessels that feed the heart muscle🫀, you get a heart attack.
When a clot blocks the blood vessels that feed the brain🧠, you have a stroke.
COVID causes clots in blood vessels.
When a clot blocks the blood vessels that feed the heart muscle🫀, you get a heart attack.
When a clot blocks the blood vessels that feed the brain🧠, you have a stroke.
6/ COVID can also infect the heart muscle🫀, what we call myocarditis.
When COVID infects the heart muscle, it weakens it & can lead to heart failure.
When COVID infects the heart muscle, it weakens it & can lead to heart failure.
7/ And then there are people who had heart🫀 disease or heart symptoms,
who were afraid to go to the hospital🏥 or see a doctor👩🏾⚕️🩺,
& who's condition got worse.
who were afraid to go to the hospital🏥 or see a doctor👩🏾⚕️🩺,
& who's condition got worse.
8/ People who have heart🫀disease & risk factors for heart disease,
like obesity & high blood pressure,
tend to have more severe disease when they get COVID,
& that creates a feedback loop:
heart disease leading to more severe COVID leading to more damage to the heart.
like obesity & high blood pressure,
tend to have more severe disease when they get COVID,
& that creates a feedback loop:
heart disease leading to more severe COVID leading to more damage to the heart.
9/ NYC🍎 was the epicenter of the COVID pandemic in March/April 2020.
We had a huge COVID surge⬆️.
Then in August, we saw a spike⬆️ in heart 🫀failure cases.
That's because people who got COVID back in the spring & who suffered heart damage went on to develop heart failure.
We had a huge COVID surge⬆️.
Then in August, we saw a spike⬆️ in heart 🫀failure cases.
That's because people who got COVID back in the spring & who suffered heart damage went on to develop heart failure.
10/ COVID vaccines ⬇️⬇️⬇️ the risk of severe COVID.
Severe COVID includes heart🫀attacks, myocarditis & heart failure from COVID.
Can COVID vaccines cause myocarditis?
Yes, VERY VERY VERY rarely.
But the risk of myocarditis from COVID is MUCH MUCH MUCH higher.
Severe COVID includes heart🫀attacks, myocarditis & heart failure from COVID.
Can COVID vaccines cause myocarditis?
Yes, VERY VERY VERY rarely.
But the risk of myocarditis from COVID is MUCH MUCH MUCH higher.
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