There are claims that there has been an increase in heart attack cases in the last few months and that it has even turned into a kind of ‘epidemic’. Behind it, there are plenty of statements that there are COVID-19 vaccines. But do these claims reflect the truth?
You may have come across some statements that there has been a great increase in the number of heart attack cases recently. So it’s kind ofheart attack epidemic‘ is also frequently used.
Questions about the reasons for this increase are generally ‘coronavirus vaccines’ the answer has been given. It is said that ‘the number of heart attacks has increased, the reason is vaccines’ due to the discussions about the medium and long-term side effects of vaccines, as well as the strength of some conspiracy theories on social media. So how true are these statements? What does science say about it?
First of all, let’s find the answer to our question; Have heart attack cases really increased?
It is true that there has been an increase in heart attack cases. Moreover, not only in the number of heart attacks, but also in the number of heart diseases in general. There is a huge increase worldwide.
But these cases have not increased in just the past year or two. anyway For many years, it is one of the diseases that cause the most deaths in the world. heart diseases come first. Moreover, the fact that this number will increase is also a situation that has been supported by various researches for many years.
It is also true that there is an ‘extra increase’ observed after Covid. But here it’s a big mistake to call it responsible vaccines. There are many reasons for both this increase and heart diseases that have been on the rise over the years. If you wish, let’s take a look at the causes of this situation, which is called the ‘heart attack epidemic’, and see if it is related to coronavirus vaccines.
Heart disease will continue to cause more deaths each year
In general, among the most important causes of heart diseases an unhealthy lifestyle there is. Numerous factors such as malnutrition, stress, and environmental pollution cause a constant increase in heart diseases. Each of these factors is also supported by scientific research.
for example that air pollution has a significant impact on heart disease in both young people and adults. there is a lot of research. Likewise, the effects of diet and stress on the risk of heart disease and heart attack have been known for a long time.
In short, the point that modern life brings to people’s daily activities invites heart diseases. Each day we eat worse, live more stressed, wake up to a dirtier day. This, in turn, directly affects the increase in cases.
Moreover, the ever-increasing population and the increase in the number of the elderly population compared to the young population are naturally reflected in the reports on heart diseases. In addition, due to the reasons listed above, affecting teenagers and young adultsIt also increases the number of heart attacks and heart diseases at a young age.
Let’s come to the connection of Covid-19 and heart diseases…
It has been supported by many studies conducted in the past 3 years that Covid-19 has increased the number and severity of heart diseases. A comprehensive study carried out in February 2022 on this subject shows that Covid-19 the risk of many heart diseases and vascular diseases from heart failure to heart attack It was found that it increased at a high rate, especially within a year after the disease was overcome.
In the study, the researchers found that rates of many diseases, such as heart failure and stroke, People who have survived Covid-19 found that it was significantly higher than those who did not recover from the disease.
Moreover, the relationship of Covid-19 with heart diseases is not limited to the disease itself and its effects on the body.
As you know, with the onset of the pandemic, the whole world lifestyle has completely changed. We went through a long period of hardly moving, eating unhealthy, and experiencing intense stress. In addition, during this period, according to experts from many parts of the world, the rate of going to the hospital and receiving treatment for those with heart diseases decreased.
All of this, the Covid-19 epidemic and subsequent heart attacks and heart diseases. increased its already increasing rates even higher. All these data were supported by research conducted in different parts of the world.
Do vaccines have nothing to do with heart disease?
It is true that some heart diseases have been observed as a ‘side effect’ after the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines applied in our country. heart muscle inflammation and inflammation of the pericardium These two conditions, known as .
Inflammation of the heart muscle and pericardium is also one of the effects of Covid-19. Even so ordinary, frequent flu and the use of antibiotics is already one of the main reasons for these two situations. In other words, these situations are not just cases that can be linked to Covid-19 or mRNA vaccines.
Generally within one week of vaccination shows itself. These two conditions, with symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, heart palpitations, result in a high rate of recovery and no signs of permanent damage were observed. These effects after mRNA vaccines have already been researched, explained and accepted by the scientific community. However ‘vaccines led to heart attack epidemic’ They are not in the frequency and intensity that can cause such a statement. So these statements do not reflect reality.
We talked about this specialist pediatrician, He also stated that there were cases of heart muscle inflammation in children, but all children recovered. At the same time he never encountered a case of heart attack. stated.
The perception on this issue is established as if science says ‘vaccines have no side effects’ and something is being hidden. How From a pain reliever we take to an antibiotic, all the drugs I’ve never read in their package inserts. If a lot of side effects are mentioned, it is quite normal to have side effects in their vaccines. However, the incidence of side effects is actually quite low. With simple math, side effects of a vaccine administered to billions of people It is equally normal for it to occur in thousands of people.
However, in a scenario where there is no vaccines, it is more difficult to overcome. The harm of Covid-19 symptoms to the human body is much greater. For this reason, we should think a thousand times before making our personal comments on a subject that affects human health so much.
People who unconsciously use drugs that find a solution to their headaches by drinking like water and say, ‘Well, they made a good medicine, I drank it, I have nothing left’; vaccines developed for a disease affecting the lives of millions of people and saving millions of lives. sacrifice to conspiracy theories, It puts public health at risk and we have to put a stop to it.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Long-term Cardiovascular Outcomes of COVID-19, American College of Cardiology, Myocarditis and Pericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination, American Heart Association, American Heart Association (II), University of Rochester Medical Center , British Heart Foundation, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Premier Cardiology Consultant, Prof. Dr. Taner Yavuz