Treating COVID-19 patients with hydroxychloroquine, alone or in combination with azithromycin, is associated with an increased risk of QTc prolongation, according to two new studies published in JAMA Cardiology.
While employment levels of most healthcare sectors rebounded to pre-COVID levels in 2021, the researchers found there was a 13.6% decline in employment at skilled nursing facilities compared to 2019.
A group of cardiovascular societies, including the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA), has published a new guidance designed to help providers resume important procedures and diagnostic tests during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We were just blown away and so impressed to see this level of interest and commitment from the teams submitting such thorough proposals so quickly,” said AHA President Robert A. Harrington, MD.
E-cigarettes can cause just as much damage to a person’s arteries and blood vessels as traditional cigarettes, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Calcified aortic stenosis and asymmetric hypertrophy measuring at 1.9 cm, thus with the appearance and potential of subvalvular obstruction. Source: Srihari S. Naidu, MD.
Reported in 2018 by anesthesiologists at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, the case suggested a message to TAVR operators: “Vigilance and a high degree of suspicion” are critical for avoiding the potentially severe hemodynamic consequences of HCM associated with aortic stenosis, the authors asserted (J Med Case Rep 2018;18;12[1]:372).
There’s a reason to feel quite optimistic about these numbers—the rise comes from an updated definition of hypertension, one first suggested by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.
The high mortality rates from COVID-19 among black patients and other racial/ethnic minorities put a much-needed spotlight on the “deep-rooted failures” of the U.S. healthcare system to improve care for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a new commentary.
