People with heart defects may be at greater risk for severe COVID-19 illness

People with congenital heart defects who were hospitalized with COVID-19 were up to twice as likely to suffer severe illness or death from the virus compared to people who were not born with a heart defect, according to a new study. People with a heart defect plus another underlying medical condition, including heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, Down syndrome, diabetes or obesity, were among those most at risk of having severe COVID-19 illness.

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