Acute COVID-19 and the Incidence of Ischemic Stroke and Acute Myocardial Infarction

Results of a Danish registry study of patients admitted to hospital with a positive Covid-19 test (n=5119) found risk of stroke (IR 12.9 [7.1-23.5]; p<0.001) and acute MI (5.9 [1.9-18.2]; p=0.001) were higher during the 14-days after Covid-19 diagnosis versus control period.

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Circulation