%0 Journal Article %A Harris, Emily %T COVID-19 Vaccination Linked With Lower Risk of Cardiac Problems %B JAMA %D 2024 %R 10.1001/jama.2024.5152 %J JAMA %V 331 %N 17 %P 1439-1439 %@ 0098-7484 %X People who received a SARS-CoV-2 vaccination had a lower risk of heart failure and blood clots in their veins and arteries after COVID-19 infection than those who had not been vaccinated, a recent study involving more than 20 million participants in Estonia, Spain, and the UK found.The magnitude of the lower risk—which ranged from a 45% to 81% relative risk reduction—was greatest during the first month after infection, although vaccinated participants had a reduced chance of these cardiovascular events through 1 year. %[ 5/20/2024 %U https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.5152