Covid spiked high cholesterol risk by 30%

Abnormal lipid (fat) levels in the blood caused by Covid may explain rising incidences of heart problems post pandemic

Infection caused by SARS-CoV-2, responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic, can raise the risk for developing dyslipidaemia, or high cholesterol by almost 30 per cent, finds a study.

The study, led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine involving more than 200,000 adults, showed that the abnormal lipid (fat) levels in the blood—a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke—may explain the rising worldwide incidences of heart problems post-pandemic.