| The Month in Review | | Cardiac injury is common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to new research out of Wuhan, China. The study, published in JAMA Cardiology, also found that cardiac injuries were associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality. Cardiac injury is common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to new research out of Wuhan, China. The study, published in JAMA Cardiology, also found that cardiac injuries were associated with an increased risk of in-hospital mortality. | | |
| The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the practice of cardiology as we know it, leading to supplies shortages, delayed procedures, and an at-risk patient population fearful of the road ahead. How has the outbreak affected cath labs? The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the practice of cardiology as we know it, leading to supplies shortages, delayed procedures, and an at-risk patient population fearful of the road ahead. How has the outbreak affected cath labs? | | |
| Hypertensive patients may be at a greater risk of dying from COVID-19, the viral disease stemming from the world’s largest coronavirus outbreak to date, according to Bloomberg News. Hypertensive patients may be at a greater risk of dying from COVID-19, the viral disease stemming from the world’s largest coronavirus outbreak to date, according to Bloomberg News. | | |
| Of COVID-19 patients who develop serious heart complications, most don’t see this problem until late in the disease’s progression. However, some are turning up with extensive heart inflammation at the outset. Of COVID-19 patients who develop serious heart complications, most don’t see this problem until late in the disease’s progression. However, some are turning up with extensive heart inflammation at the outset. | | |
| The American Heart Association (AHA) has shared new recommendations for providing emergency cardiovascular care, including CPR, to patients with known or suspected COVID-19. The American Heart Association (AHA) has shared new recommendations for providing emergency cardiovascular care, including CPR, to patients with known or suspected COVID-19. | | |
| | Cardiovascular care professionals must consider the concerns and views of healthcare workers, members of hospital/health system leadership and, not least, patients—whether the latter are infected with COVID-19 or not. Cardiovascular care professionals must consider the concerns and views of healthcare workers, members of hospital/health system leadership and, not least, patients—whether the latter are infected with COVID-19 or not. | | |
| Mortality rates for COVID-19 patients jump significantly when they have underlying cardiovascular disease (CVD) and myocardial injury, according to new research out of China. Mortality rates for COVID-19 patients jump significantly when they have underlying cardiovascular disease (CVD) and myocardial injury, according to new research out of China. | | |
| The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is collecting first-hand accounts from healthcare workers all over the world who have been diagnosing, treating and caring for COVID-19 patients. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is collecting first-hand accounts from healthcare workers all over the world who have been diagnosing, treating and caring for COVID-19 patients. | | |
| The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association reached the same conclusion in 2019. The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association reached the same conclusion in 2019. | | |
| Physician burnout has been a growing problem in healthcare for years, robbing specialists of the passion that once led them to a career in medicine and potentially having a negative impact on patient care. Physician burnout has been a growing problem in healthcare for years, robbing specialists of the passion that once led them to a career in medicine and potentially having a negative impact on patient care. | | |
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