A study published Oct. 30 by the American Heart Association found that people have an elevated risk of heart attack and stroke following flu and COVID-19 infection.

COVID triples the risk of a heart attack, researchers say, while flu quadruples the risk. Shingles, HIV, and hepatitis C ...

Vaccines not only prevent illness, but they also play 'an important role' in reducing risk of cardiovascular events, ...

People who caught the flu were up to six times more likely to have a heart attack in the month after the infection.

Viral infections are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including coronary heart disease and stroke.

The risk of a heart attack triples within the first few weeks after a COVID infection, the study suggested, and quadruples in ...

New study highlights heart attack spike after common viral infections.

Researchers at UCLA reviewed studies on several viral infections, including flu, COVID-19, and shingles. People who caught ...

This new study shows common viruses, like the flu and shingles, can raise your risk of heart attack and stroke. It reviewed 155 other studies spanning decades and here's what it found. Viral ...

A new evidence review found patients infected with influenza or COVID-19 are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke or ...

New research reveals that viral infections like influenza, COVID-19, and shingles can significantly increase the long-term ...

Suffering from one of several common infections could raise your risk of a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.