Hospitals in California, Illinois and New York performed especially well, according to the outcomes-based rankings. 

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

"We had no issues with any of the patients and no harm to the devices," one researcher reported. The analysis included more than 500 patients. 

Suzanne Steinbaum, MD, literally wrote the book on eating a heart-healthy diet, and now she has revealed the food she eats each and every day.

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

By January, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation expects the nation to see more than 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 each day. 

The new guidance was designed to help clinicians provide high-quality care before, during and after TAVR procedures. 

Irreversible electroporation, the authors noted, could help clinicians avoid the drawbacks of thermal ablation

The authors reviewed 23 different clinical trials—and more than 13,000 unique patients—for their research.

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

In-hospital mortality, myocardial injury and acute kidney injury were all more common when patients with a history of heart failure tested positive for COVID-19.