Shane Warne: Covid infection may have contributed to fatal heart attack, says expert

Shane Warne: Covid infection may have contributed to fatal heart attack, says expert
Shane Warne (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Experts have proposed that Covid-19 could have contributed to or "accelerated" Shane Warne's fatal heart attack at the age of 52 as infection increases the risk of heart disease significantly.

There is a "significant possibility" that an underlying heart condition could be exacerbated by the deadly virus, according to Jeremy Nicholson, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Health Sciences at Perth's Murdoch University. Last week, a post mortem declared the leg spinner died from natural causes while vacationing with his pals on the Thai island of Koh Samui on March 4. Meanwhile, a study found that Covid patients had a 72 percent higher rate of heart failure and a 63 percent higher risk of a heart attack after being infected.

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