Vericiguat for worsening HFpEF | Obese patients experience best ACS outcomes | Ohio cardiologist dies from COVID-19

The analysis included data from nearly 800 patients with a history of chronic heart failure. 

Underweight patients, meanwhile, had the highest mortality rates following hospitalization for ACS. 

The veteran cardiologist had been battling COVID-19 for several months. 

The eye-opening findings were presented during the Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology 2020 virtual meeting.

The new system was designed to be easier to use and more efficient. 

However, these trends do not appear to be true for all heart failure patients. 

“These observations might have direct treatment implications," researchers wrote. 

More data might sound like a good thing but, from a clinician’s point of view, too much of it could defeat the purpose of gathering it.

That’s according to a high-profile report based on interviews with dozens of administration officials.