Pneumonia survivors face higher heart risks, massive study reveals

NCT ID NCT07357116

First seen Jan 21, 2026 · Last updated May 14, 2026 · Updated 16 times

Summary

This study used health records from 2 million adults in France to see if people who had pneumonia are more likely to develop heart problems later. Researchers compared those who had pneumonia with similar people who did not, tracking heart attacks, strokes, and other major heart events. The goal is to understand if pneumonia itself can trigger long-term heart disease.

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