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Long COVID May Raise Cardiovascular Risk

Population-based cohort shows higher rates of cardiac arrhythmias and coronary artery disease following nonhospitalized infections, with sex-specific differences.

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  • Andrea Surnit

  • April 9, 2026

  • 3 min

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Top Institutions in Internal Medicine

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Karolinska Institutet
    Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    Key Differentiators

    • Cardiology
    • Infectious Disease
    • Immunology
    • Epidemiology

  • #2

    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland

    Key Differentiators

    • Cardiology
    • Infectious Disease
    • Epidemiology

  • #3

    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota

    Key Differentiators

    • Cardiology
    • Infectious Disease
    • Internal Medicine

  • #4

    Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts

    Key Differentiators

    • Cardiology
    • Infectious Disease
    • Epidemiology

  • #5

    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
    University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

    San Francisco, California

    Key Differentiators

    • Cardiology
    • Infectious Disease
    • Immunology

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Long COVID May Raise Cardiovascular Risk

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • April 9, 2026

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