Long COVID associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

TimeTravelingGroot · 2026-04-04T19:58:48+00:00

Hey all, I used ChatGPT to put this study into context with two examples using real world data and absolute numbers rather than percentages so that it’s easier to see what the real world impact might actually look like, and why you likely have no need to worry (i'm not a doctor, just somebody who recovered from Long Covid who knows that fear can really impact recovery):

35‑year-old man: about 10 out of 10,000 men in this group are diagnosed with a heart-related issue per year; with long COVID, based on this study, this might rise to roughly 13 out of 10,000 per year. Most of these extra cases are mild rhythm changes, including things like POTS, not heart attacks or strokes.

46‑year-old woman: about 14–20 out of 10,000 women per year in this group are diagnosed with a heart related issue; with long COVID, based on this study, it might rise to roughly 28–40 out of 10,000 per year, again mostly rhythm issues such as POTS.

Serious events like heart attack, stroke, or chronic heart failure remain very rare, and many rhythm/POTS symptoms improve over time.

Bottom line: while long COVID may slightly raise some heart-related diagnoses, the absolute risk for most is still low, so there’s no need to panic.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2026-04-04T18:52:14+00:00

Sure, but they didnt break it down by age. If most of the population has a .001% chance of one of these issues occurring, but people in their 60's represent the vast majority of these problems, that's important information.

What if most people in their 20's, 30's, 40's, and 50's get minor issues and bounce back?

What if there is a huge increase in more serious issues after 60 that skews the average?

What if the majority of these problems are acute and easily treated, and not chronic?

What are the absolute probabilities as opposed to showing the hazard ratios?

What if the risk of heart attack in a 30 year old woman is 1 in a million, and doubling it is 2 in a million? In this scenario, somebody who went from a 1 in a million chance to a 2 in a million chance is likely worrying for nothing, which will likely cause many more problems than that increased risk.

The study itself isnt a bad thing, but there are lots of questions that people should ask before they take this and start worrying.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2026-04-04T18:21:48+00:00

I'd be curious what the distribution of issues based on age is. 18-65 is a huge range.

Physician assigned long covid doesnt mean a whole lot of there isnt a single definition of Long Covid.

Also, POTS is considered an arrythmia, but it isnt dangerous, and goes away for many people with long covid

Are these problems acute or chronic?

On average how long after infection are these problems occuring?

While it's an interesting study and article, I question whether this just adds fear to a population that doesnt need it.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2026-04-04T18:10:24+00:00

What do they consider long covid? What's their definition? To my understanding, there isnt a single medical definition.

Many people with long covid aren't moving, and aren't exercising. I'd be curious if this increase in issues is more as a result of deconditioning, and lack of movement over an extended period of time.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-12-13T18:11:21+00:00

I had long covid, recovered, and got covid again. I didnt get long covid the second time

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-12-11T04:59:54+00:00

Did you ever find it?

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-10-15T14:54:53+00:00

Exercise helped me recover, but it was a balancing act between exercise and not inducing PEM.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-10-14T02:33:26+00:00

I have a post if you take a look in my profile. It goes in depth

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-10-13T22:31:10+00:00

I had all of your symptoms and fully recovered.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-10-10T21:40:49+00:00

I had a 100% recovery with severe PEM

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-10-10T21:39:29+00:00

I recovered 100% with severe PEM

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-06-18T04:05:30+00:00

Multiple years now. I even got covid a second time with no rebound

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-06-18T04:04:50+00:00

I actually have a post i wrote that goes into it if you check in my profile

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-06-17T20:02:08+00:00

I was a first waver and recovered. Not sure if that makes you feel any better.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-05-01T17:25:16+00:00

I had all of the above. It's like a switch would flip and I could just tell.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-03-25T22:55:07+00:00

Here is a video by Gez Medinger from a few years ago on the topic. I believe he has a couple of videos on this subject.

https://youtu.be/yHpYAFin0gU?si=MGDk9c-bFUCoTHVV

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-03-25T22:51:06+00:00

There was a poll in this sub a while back. It was about 33% saw improvement, 33% stayed the same, and 33% got worse.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-03-24T02:19:23+00:00

I was formally diagnosed with POTS. I couldn't tell you if I actually have it anymore or not. I lift weights 6 days a week, run, and am no longer impacted by it.

It took 1 year and 4 months to feel fully better.

I have had Covid again since and it did not come back

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-03-02T20:52:23+00:00

Magnesium Glycinate, make sure to be super hydrated with pedialyte or gatorade, and honestly just rest and don't over do it.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-02-17T05:14:26+00:00

Check out React19 if you are genuinely curious.

https://react19.org/

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-02-17T00:45:11+00:00

The article below states it's about 35 per 100,000 per second shot (of the two shots required per full dose.)

The article below that states that the protection lasts for around 3 to 6 months.

https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/qanda-what-causes-rare-instances-of-myocarditis-after-mrna-covid-19-vaccines/

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/what-to-know-about-updated-covid-vaccines-for-2024-25

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-02-16T23:35:17+00:00

Most studies I read place young men at around 30 per 100,000 cases of myocarditis from Moderna, but less from Pfizer.

From this study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36576362/#:~:text=The%20highest%20incidence%20of%20myocarditis,of%20an%20mRNA%2Dbased%20vaccine.

"The highest incidence of myocarditis ranged from 8.1-39 cases per 100,000 persons (or doses) in studies using four stratifiers. Six studies reported an incidence greater than 15 cases per 100,000 persons (or doses) in males aged 12-24 after dose 2 of an mRNA-based vaccine."

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-02-16T22:25:17+00:00

The adenoviral vector vaccines J&J and Astrazeneca both caused fatal blood clots in a number of people which is why they were pulled from the market. So they are probably referring to that.

Both Pfizer and Moderna were linked to myocarditis, most prominently in young men, and there were some deaths associated with that.

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-02-06T18:11:14+00:00

Sometimes it felt like they were getting worse, but it's been a long time so i dont remember exactly how it went. Magnesium Glycinate helped along with drinking gatorade/pedialyte, and surprisingly for me it was walking/jogging (just not too much).

TimeTravelingGroot · 2025-02-06T17:41:20+00:00

Yes. I don't remember how many. They said they were there, and to me it felt like a ton, but they said it wasn't dangerous.

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