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    For some patients, cardiovascular problems persist long after COVID

    After recovering from their initial illness, COVID-19 patients can sometimes suffer serious complications such as heart attacks and strokes — even up to a year later. New research quantifies the risk.
    by Will Stone Mar 05, 2022 5 minutes
    A large study found the incidence of cardiac and other serious cardiovascular problems was 4% higher in the 12 months after people were diagnosed with COVID-19 compared to those who were not infected.

    Robi Tamargo never worried much about her heart.

    The 61-year-old had started running competitively in middle school, played Division 1 sports in college and kept up her exercise routine throughout her life, working out regularly at her local gym before work.

    But that changed in the spring of 2020 — when she got COVID.

    Tamarago, a clinical psychologist who used to serve in the Navy, discovered a patient of hers was infected. Soon she was also sick, and it got bad quickly.

    She woke up one morning in early May to discover the left side of her face was numb. At the hospital, doctors found a blood clot in her brain and were able to treat it quickly enough to prevent her from experiencing a more serious stroke.

    Back home, she weathered the initial illness without need for further hospitalization, but never actually bounced back to her former health. Instead, new ailments emerged

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