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. Read more about Metoprolol shows promise as an effective (and cheap) treatment for critically ill COVID-19 patients
Stroke severity, mortality higher among COVID-19 patients The analysis included data from more than 700 stroke patients.Read more about Stroke severity, mortality higher among COVID-19 patients
Edoxaban comparable to VKAs for treating AFib after TAVR Researchers shared their findings at ESC Congress 2021 and in the New England Journal of Medicine. Read more about Edoxaban comparable to VKAs for treating AFib after TAVR
Why AFib patients should exercise regularly Recurrent AFib episodes were much less likely when patients participated in a six-month exercise program. Read more about Why AFib patients should exercise regularly
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? Read more about The pandemic’s toll: 55 long-term side effects of COVID-19
Flu vaccine after heart attack reduces risk of death Getting a flu shot after a myocardial infarction should become standard procedure for hospitalized patients, experts said Monday. Read more about Flu vaccine after heart attack reduces risk of death
More than 10% of cardiac arrest patients contacted EMS the day before These findings indicate that breathing problems may be an underrated warning sign of cardiac arrest, researchers said recently at ESC Congress 2021.Read more about More than 10% of cardiac arrest patients contacted EMS the day before
Paravalvular leak after TAVR continues to be a problem—but advances in technology are helping Additional studies are still necessary, but researchers are hopeful that modern TAVR solutions will help limit paravalvular leak in the years ahead. Read more about Paravalvular leak after TAVR continues to be a problem—but advances in technology are helping
Making progress: Heart tissue developed in a laboratory shows promise These findings, one specialist said, could provide a significant piece to "the puzzle of heart development."Read more about Making progress: Heart tissue developed in a laboratory shows promise
Drones deliver defibrillators much quicker than ambulances When drones and ambulances were both sent to the scene of a suspected cardiac arrest, the drone arrived first 64% of the time. Read more about Drones deliver defibrillators much quicker than ambulances
