'Excellent' TAVR outcomes during the pandemic | Mortality among stroke patients | Anticoagulation therapy & TAVR

Researchers compared patient outcomes from 2019 with data from the pandemic’s first four months, sharing their findings in the American Journal of Cardiology.  

Prior to popular belief, sex may not necessarily be an independent risk factor for stroke mortality, according to the analysis. 

Patients are typically told to put anticoagulation therapy on hold two to four days before they undergo TAVR. This study’s authors aimed to see if this was truly necessary.  

The research included data from more than 47,000 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. 

The authors found a link between six months of empagliflozin and a reduction in extracellular volume, sharing their findings in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

For patients undergoing PCI, subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with higher short-term and long-term mortality.

One turnoff is remote food monitoring. Another is real-time feedback—whether from a live healthcare professional or an AI algorithm.

Combining the Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System with AI-based malignancy risk scoring bolstered exam specificity up to 96%, compared to 66% when using Lung-RADS alone.