Recent studies suggest many COVID-19 survivors experience some type of heart damage, even if they didn’t have underlying heart disease
Raleigh, N.C.—Advance Auto Parts, Inc. has announced it has raised nearly $1.7 million in support of the American Heart Association’s “Life is Why” campaign. The achievement makes Advance Auto Parts one of the nation’s largest corporate fundraisers for the American Heart Association.
The record-setting amount represents a 21-percent increase over 2020. Company efforts included fundraising at more than 5,700 Advance Auto Parts and independently owned Carquest stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, as well as team member participation in the 2021 Triangle (NC) Heart Walk and individual donations.
Proceeds from the campaign will go toward innovative research and lifesaving tools and information needed to improve cardiovascular health for millions of Americans at a time when it is needed most. According to the AHA, recent studies suggest many COVID-19 survivors experience some type of heart damage, even if they didn’t have underlying heart disease and weren’t sick enough to be hospitalized, increasing the potential for heart failure in the future.
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