Search Tag: COVID-19
Interconnection-of-obesity-metabolic-health-and-covid-19
2021 25 Jan
According to new findings, obesity and cardiometabolic diseases not only trigger a more severe course of COVID-19, but the infection itself could promote the development of these conditions. In a new article, authors from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) highlight the interconnection of obesity and impaired metabolic health with the...Read more
Keep-that-stethoscope
2021 20 Jan
The COVID-19 outbreak has made it necessary for doctors to ensure the safety of staff during airway management of patients. However, recently a paper was published that suggested less use of the stethoscope and more ultrasound. This viewpoint could mislead doctors to abandon their stethoscopes for several reasons. First, many doctors were infected...Read more
Covid-19-and-higher-mortality-in-acute-heart-failure-patients
2021 20 Jan
Patients with acute heart failure nearly double their risk of dying if they get COVID-19, according to new research published in ESC Heart Failure . These findings highlight the need for patients with heart failure to take extra precautions to avoid catching COVID-19. According to lead investigator, Dr. Amardeep Dastidar, a consultant interventional...Read more
Covid-19-do-no-harm-or-do-maximal-good
2020 12 Oct
The "Do no harm" rule is encoded in the Hippocratic oath taken by physicians when they graduate. But this rule has taken on a whole different meaning during the COVID-19 pandemic. During these times, the maximisation principle has proven to be the foundation of healthcare decisions, where actions are taken based on benefits to the greatest number of people....Read more
Influenza-vaccination-to-reduce-cardiovascular-risk-in-covid-19-patients
2020 12 Oct
According to a state-of-the-art review published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, seasonal influenza vaccine development and the findings of three international influenza cardiovascular outcomes trials that are currently underway could provide more information regarding the development and effectiveness of vaccine strategies for...Read more
World-heart-day-2020-use-heart-to-beat-cardiovascular-disease
2020 28 Sep
On World Heart Day this year (29 September), the World Heart Federation (WHF) cautions heart patients to be aware of COVID-19 and its impact on the heart. According to the WHF, COVID-19 is creating a perfect storm for heart health. Three factors are contributing to this: 1. People with COVID-19 and heart disease are at the highest risk of death...Read more
Covid-19-induced-heart-damage-may-improve-with-time
2020 18 Sep
Some patients infected with COVID-19 suffer from lung and heart damage. Some of these patients require admission to the ICU with support from mechanical ventilation and the use of inotropic medications. Even after discharge, some of these patients remain symptomatic. However, findings from a new study show that even though some patients with COVID...Read more
Covid-19-and-increase-in-ohca
2020 18 Sep
COVID-19 has a wide range of presentations including asymptomatic to various intensity of symptomatic patients, some of whom develop acute respiratory distress syndrome and require mechanical ventilation. COVID-19 first hit in December 2019 in China. Outside of China, Northern Italy was also sufficiently impacted by it, leading to a high number of...Read more
Esccongress-brace-corona-trial-and-safety-of-heart-drugs
2020 01 Sep
Heart patients hospitalised with COVID-19 can safely continue taking angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), according to the BRACE CORONA trial presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2020. ACE inhibitors and ARBs are commonly taken by heart patients to reduce blood pressure and to...Read more
Ageing-heart-cells-increase-susceptibility-of-older-patients-to-severe-covid-19
2020 20 Aug
Genes that play an important role in allowing SARS-CoV-2 to invade heart cells become more active with age, according to research published today in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology . The findings could help explain why age is major risk factor for dying from COVID-19, with people over 70 years at greatest risk, and why the disease...Read more
The-cardiac-risk-of-fearing-covid-19
2020 30 Jul
Coronavirus disease has caused havoc around the world. There are more than 300 clinical trials underway for this illness, but so far, no specific therapies have demonstrated the ability to decrease mortality. Since there is no therapeutic cure for COVID-19, authorities across the globe have implemented aggressive mitigation strategies to stop the spread...Read more
Sharp-decline-in-heart-transplants-during-covid-19
2020 30 Jul
The number of heart transplants in the United States declined sharply during the beginning of the pandemic, even in areas of the country with few COVID-19 cases at the time, according to an analysis by researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The study found that the number of heart transplants performed nationwide dropped 26%...Read more
Lopinavir-ritonavir-cause-bradycardia-in-older-covid-19-patients
2020 20 Jul
Older, critically ill patients with COVID-19 who received a combination of the antiretroviral medications lopinavir and ritonavir experienced bradycardia, a slow heart rate, more often, according to new research published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, an American Heart Association journal. The combination of antiretroviral...Read more
Strokes-associated-with-covid-19-more-severe
2020 20 Jul
According to new research published in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, acute ischaemic strokes (AIS) associated with COVID-19 are more severe, lead to worse functional outcomes and are associated with higher mortality. In “ Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 and Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Global COVID-19...Read more
The-cardiovascular-legacy-of-covid-19
2020 09 Jul
As the world continues to struggle through the COVID-19 pandemic, an area of concern is the increasing burden of cardiovascular disease. CVD was already an area of concern before the coronavirus outbreak since it is the leading cause of death in the world. However, the pandemic has made the outlook for CVD even more gloomy. Approximately 60...Read more
Covid-19-and-new-onset-atrial-fibrillation
2020 09 Jul
During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, all non-critical appointments in hospitals have been postponed, and GPs and private specialists are only seeing patients with the most urgent needs. The priority for most healthcare facilities has been managing and treating COVID-19 patients. However, while this is going on, there are reports of reduced volumes...Read more
Covid-19-and-incidence-of-cardiac-arrhythmias
2020 25 Jun
In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was observed that patients with SARS-CoV-2 seem to have a higher rate of cardiac arrhythmias. Hospitals from China reported this to be 17% in hospitalised patients and as high as 44% in those placed in intensive care units. Similar reports were shared from Italy and New York as well. To study this...Read more
Out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrests-and-resuscitations-during-covid-19
2020 25 Jun
New York City saw a three-fold increase in the number of cardiac arrests from March to April 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic than during the same period in 2019. The purpose of this study was to understand the characteristics and outcomes of people who experienced out-of-hospital cardiac arrests during the pandemic in New York City and whether...Read more
Testing-and-covid-19
2020 25 Jun
The world is now in the grips of a historic pandemic. The death toll from the novel coronavirus has climbed to more than 117,000 in the United States and 448,000 around the world. Total cases of the disease, called COVID-19, have soared past 2 million in the US and 8.3 million globally. Debates are now raging about whether US states have begun to move...Read more
Characteristics-and-outcomes-of-heart-transplant-recipients-with-covid-19
2020 13 Jun
A study was conducted to understand the effect of COVID-19 on patients who have received heart transplants and their treatment outcomes in the context of their immunosuppressed state. The primary outcome was to assess vital status, and the secondary outcome was to assess other characteristics such as lab values, state of immunosuppression, and treatment outcomes....Read more
Resuming-sport-and-exercise-after-covid-19-infection
2020 13 Jun
Public health officials, together with clinicians, are charged with the duty of formulating policy guidelines for the public to return to work. Professional sports is one of the earliest and hardest hit industries. Many athletes were infected with COVID-19, and we know that in addition to high rates of morbidity and mortality, COVID-19 produces severe...Read more
Covid-19-over-50-of-heart-attack-patients-staying-away-from-hospitals
2020 03 Jun
The number of heart attack patients seeking urgent hospital care has dropped by more than 50% during the COVID-19 outbreak, according to an extensive worldwide survey by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The findings are published in European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes. “This is the strongest evidence yet of the...Read more
International-experts-call-for-enhanced-covid-19-therapy-cnsystems-provides-tailor-made-solution
2020 29 May
International experts treating COVID-19 patients have concluded that hemodynamic optimization plays a major role in the management of the complex interaction of respiratory and cardiovascular factors. CNSystems, a global market-leader for noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring, provides a tailor-made solution to support the diagnostic and therapy-guiding...Read more
Covid-19-dangerous-cardiovascular-complications
2020 18 May
COVID-19 can cause serious cardiovascular complications including heart failure, heart attacks and blood clots that can lead to strokes, emergency medicine doctors report in a new scientific paper. They also caution that COVID-19 treatments can interact with medicines used to manage patients' existing cardiovascular conditions. The new paper from...Read more
Remdesivir-in-adults-with-severe-covid-19
2020 06 May
The search for a drug to treat patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has created an interest in a relatively new antiviral drug called remdesivir. Although the majority of patients who acquire coronavirus only develop a self-limited mild illness, around 10-20% of patients develop severe pneumonia and respiratory distress that requires ICU care,...Read more
Hydroxychloroquine-and-qt-prolongation
2020 06 May
As the healthcare community attempts to deal with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), there is an intense effort to develop an effective treatment strategy. While research on the development of a vaccine continues, clinicians have been forced to use treatments that lack robust clinical evidence. With many patients succumbing to acute respiratory distress...Read more
Association-of-ace-inhibitors-and-covid-19-severity-or-risk-of-death
2020 30 Apr
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant number of deaths worldwide. Clinicians are still unclear as to who might be more susceptible to the infection and the factors associated with increased mortality. Laboratory data have shown that the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2) serves as the receptor for severe acute respiratory syndrome...Read more
Covid-19-and-its-impact-on-the-healthcare-economy
2020 21 Apr
The COVID-19 virus has created not only a healthcare crisis but also an economic one and a COVID-19 recession is now a reality. Healthcare has generally been immune to recessions in the past. Demand for medical care has been a constant since people get sick, whether times are good or bad. Also, those with health insurance have their out-of-pocket...Read more
Covid-19-telemedicine-and-mental-health
2020 17 Apr
Locked-down America has been converted to a country gravely in need of virtual therapy amidst the recent Coronavirus crisis. During these trying times, telemedicine has emerged as a viable solution to help connect people with health professionals. While the healthcare industry works to mark the issues that put a stop to comprehensive and widespread...Read more
Cardiac-complications-in-covid-19
2020 04 Apr
In another COVID-19 special video presentation by the European Society of Cardiology, Prof. Alida Caforio of the University of Padova, Italy, answers some questions regarding COVID-19 and myocarditis. Is there such a thing as COVID-19 myocarditis? We have more than 300,000 subjects who have developed COVID-19, which is mainly pneumonia, which...Read more