Prior studies focused on myocardial injury had not included much, if any, insight into medical imaging data, making the results less helpful to clinicians.

The meta-analysis, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, explored data from six different randomized trials. 

World Stroke Day is on the horizon, and the American Stroke Association is highlighting the potential power of prevention. 

“If our finding is confirmed, it would make aspirin the first widely available, over-the-counter medication to reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients," one researcher observed. 

Catheter ablation was consistently linked to more substantial LVEF improvements than pharmacological therapy.

The analysis, published in JAMA Network Open, included data from nearly 1.8 million Medicare patients. 

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

Clinical and administrative leaders are employing creative, out-of-the-box thinking to engage, enrich, nurture and distract staff who are facing unprecedented challenges and risks.

In the American Northwest and upper Midwest, a digitally progressive health system that operates 24 hospitals is moving to merge with one that specializes in rural care delivery and operates in 24 states and 10 countries.