Covid-19 more deadly for cancer and heart patients

Mayo Clinic health professionals say cancer patients are more susceptible to heart problems and Covid-19 can make that risk even greater.

"*four percentage points.

We've heard about how covid?

"*9 can be especially deadly for people with pre?

"*existing conditions.

Today ?

"* doctors t the mayo clinic shared more information about what types of patients are especially at risk.

Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki is live with what you should know.

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"* cancer patients are more suseptible to heart problems... and covid?

"*19 can make that risk even greater.

Doctor joerg (yorg) hermann says studies were done on covid patients in new york city earlier this year that revealed a possible link between underlying heart problems and death from coronavirus.

He says covid?

"* 9 seems to attack the cardiovascula r system and can even cause inflamation of the heart muscle which could lead to a heart attack or stroke.

Doctor pritish tosh says there's plenty of reasons why people with pre?

"* existing conditions should protect "for these really high risk patients, older people, people with cancer, people with underlying heart conditions, this is far worse and we really need to focus on preventing death and hospitalization ."

The doctors also say if you are experiencing heart symptoms ?

*- you should get medical help right away.

The risk of death from covid?

"*19 is a lot less than dying from a heart attack.

Live in mason city, nick kruszalnicki, kimt news 3.

Thanks nick.

Those studies out of new york also saw a higher risk factor for cancer patients who are currently fighting the disease,