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Certain viruses could make people more susceptible to heart disease, new research suggests.

An independent study showed that people who contracted COVID or influenza faced a "dramatically" greater risk of heart attack or stroke — up to three or five times higher — in the weeks following the infection.

The researchers reviewed 155 scientific studies to arrive at these findings, which were published this week in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

HIDDEN CAUSES OF HEART ATTACKS OFTEN OVERLOOKED OR MISDIAGNOSED, STUDY FINDS

"It is well-recognized that human papillomavirus (HPV), hepatitis B virus and other viruses can cause cancer; however, the link between viral infections and other non-communicable diseases, su

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