Ziyad Al-Aly: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Clinical epidemiologist and chief of the Research and Development Service at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
- Quoted on
- Long Covid, Heart disease & stroke
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“In the acute phase covid-19 can cause myocarditis, myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, heart failure, blood clotting in the lungs (which can also affect the heart), and other complications”
What Ziyad Al-Aly has said
“There is enormous exuberance about starting GLP-1 drugs, but not nearly enough attention to what happens when people stop. Many quit after a few months because of cost, side effects or shortages. When they stop, it's not just weight that comes back; they experience a resurgence in inflammation, blood pressure, and cholesterol.”
Clinical epidemiologist and chief of the Research and Development Service at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis · Heart disease & stroke · 29 Sept 2026 · Stopping Ozempic may raise heart attack and stroke risk ↗
Where Ziyad Al-Aly has been quoted
- Why covid-19 is “a vascular disease masquerading as a respiratory one”bmj.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Stopping Ozempic may raise heart attack and stroke risksciencedaily.com · 29 Sept 2026
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