Which means everyone since essentially everyone had Covid at least once, per the CDC:
The study found that people with any type of COVID-19 infection were twice as likely to have a major cardiac event, such as heart attack, stroke or even death, for up to three years after diagnosis.
Long-term Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke and Death Doubles with History of COVID-19 Infection
Those who had been hospitalized for Covid had up to an 7x higher risk, possibly due to an increase in inflammation caused by the virus and the immune system response: How the virus behind COVID-19 can harm your blood vessels and your heart | American Heart Association
Researchers report surge in at-home heart attacks and cardiac deaths since COVID pandemic
A limitation on the study is that it examined cohorts that had Covid earlier in the pandemic, when the virus may have been more virulent.
I had Covid once in mid-2022 (confirmed by test), and then again in the summer of 2024 (test was not available but had same symptoms as everyone else I was with, some of whom were tested). In March of 2025, I had a heart attack that was blamed on “inflammation” as I did not have the usual risk factors.
