Young People are More Likely to Die of Heart Attacks Post-COVID, Study Finds

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, heart attack deaths across all age groups have become more common in the U.S., according to a September 2022 study by Cedars Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. The age group hit the hardest? People between 25 and 44, who saw a 29.9% relative increase in heart attack deaths over the first two years of the pandemic. The reason for the relative rise in young people in particular is unclear, but one theory, Dr. Susan Cheng says, is that the virus's impact on the cardiovascular system in some people may be due to an excessive immune system response and that young people are more likely to have stronger immune systems. Read more from TODAY here.