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Individuals with genetic high cholesterol, heart disease or both, who were infected with COVID-19 had more heart attacks according to new research by the FH Foundation. While previous studies have speculated about poorer outcomes if a person with genetic high cholesterol - called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) contracts COVID-19, this study from the FH Foundation s national healthcare database is the first to demonstrate higher heart attack rates in the real world. Published online in the
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, the study also importantly confirms that COVID-19 increases heart attack rates in individuals with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
The FH Foundation performed an analysis of 55,412,462 individuals, separating groups into six matched cohorts including diagnosed FH, probable FH, and ASCVD, with and without COVID-19 infection (as identified by the U07.1 ICD-10 code). The researchers found that rates of heart attack
In the news release, COVID-19 Increases Rate of Heart Attacks in People with Genetic High Cholesterol and Heart Disease, issued May 27, 2021 by The FH Foundation over PR Newswire,
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PASADENA, Calif., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Individuals with genetic high cholesterol, heart disease or both, who were infected with COVID-19 had more heart attacks according to new research by the FH Foundation. While previous studies have speculated about poorer outcomes if a person with genetic high cholesterol – called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) – contracts COVID-19, this study from the FH Foundation s national healthcare database is the first to demonstrate higher heart attack rates in the real world. Published online in the
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, the study also importantly confirms that COVID-19 increases heart attack rates in individuals with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
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