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COVID-19 hit cardiology hard in 2020, but salaries stayed competitive

Production was way down for cardiologists in 2020, with COVID-19 clearly playing a large role. Salaries, it seems, did not drop as a result.

Hypertension patients measured their blood pressure less frequently during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research published in Hypertension. In addition, when those patients did measure their blood pressure, the readings were less healthy than they had been before the pandemic.

COVID-19 hit cardiology hard in 2020, but salaries stayed competitive

Production was way down for cardiologists in 2020, with COVID-19 clearly playing a large role. Salaries, it seems, did not drop as a result.

Risk of heart damage higher after COVID-19 than vaccination

The new analysis, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, included data from more than 2.1 million patients.

COVID-19 vaccines help reduce the serious coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Multiple studies have shown that the risk from very rare vaccine side effects are far outweighed by the much greater risk of hospitalization and death due to COVID infections.

Risk of heart damage higher after COVID-19 than vaccination

The new analysis, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, included data from more than 2.1 million patients.

Metoprolol shows promise as an effective (and cheap) treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients

The medication, commonly used to treat cardiovascular disease, was associated with no side effects in a new analysis out of Spain.

Metoprolol shows promise as an effective (and cheap) treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients

The medication, commonly used to treat cardiovascular disease, was associated with no side effects in a new analysis out of Spain.

Revealed: Why severe COVID-19 infections are more common in people with diabetes

Specialists at the University of Michigan hope their findings can help patients receive an effective treatment early on in their infection.

Patient doctor with masks. A team of specialists from Cleveland Clinic reviewed nearly 3,000 medications, writing that a common type 2 diabetes medication offered the most potential as an effective treatment for AFib.

Revealed: Why severe COVID-19 infections are more common in people with diabetes

Specialists at the University of Michigan hope their findings can help patients receive an effective treatment early on in their infection.

Stroke severity, mortality higher among COVID-19 patients

The analysis included data from more than 700 stroke patients.

Stroke severity, mortality higher among COVID-19 patients

The analysis included data from more than 700 stroke patients.

The pandemic’s toll: 55 long-term side effects of COVID-19

As patients recover from the disease and try to return to their everyday lives, what kind of long-term side effects—cardiovascular and otherwise—should they anticipate?

The pandemic’s toll: 55 long-term side effects of COVID-19

As patients recover from the disease and try to return to their everyday lives, what kind of long-term side effects—cardiovascular and otherwise—should they anticipate?

Specialists explore relationship between COVID-19 and heart failure, highlighting importance of vaccination

"The rise of the delta variant of COVID-19 is a reminder that this pandemic is not over," the president of the Heart Failure Society of America said in a statement.

Even patients who were never hospitalized for COVID-19 face a heightened risk of cardiovascular issues. #longcovid

Specialists explore relationship between COVID-19 and heart failure, highlighting importance of vaccination

"The rise of the delta variant of COVID-19 is a reminder that this pandemic is not over," the president of the Heart Failure Society of America said in a statement.

COVID-19 anxiety still very much alive, causing patients to stay home

Anxiety related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still causing many adults to delay care for themselves or their children, researchers have found.

COVID-19 coronavirus burnout depression pandemic

COVID-19 anxiety still very much alive, causing patients to stay home

Anxiety related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still causing many adults to delay care for themselves or their children, researchers have found.

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