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Does a study from the American Heart Association warn that COVID-19 vaccines 'dramatically increase' risk of heart disease?

By Dana Ford
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A recent Facebook post cites an abstract — not a full-fledged study — in claiming that COVID-19 vaccines hike the likelihood of heart disease.

The post did not mention that the journal that published the abstract has since published both an "expression of concern" as well as a correction.

A spokesperson for the American Heart Association commented, "The standard of practice for developing abstract programming for any scientific meeting is one intended to prompt scientific discourse, not to evaluate scientific validity. ... The Association never makes any representation or guarantees as to the accuracy or reliability of abstracts."

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Journal of the American Heart Association Correction to: Abstract 10712: Mrna COVID Vaccines Dramatically Increase Endothelial Inflammatory Markers and ACS Risk as Measured by the PULS Cardiac Test: a Warning
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