A study conducted by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, which involved over 200,000 adults, found that abnormal lipid (fat) levels in the blood—a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and strokes—could account for the increasing global incidence of heart problems following the pandemic.
The study was conducted with FAPESP's support by scientists affiliated with the University of Sao Paulo's Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICB-USP) and the Medical School of Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo (FCM-SCMSP).
