COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

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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.

In-hospital mortality more common among COVID-19 patients with heart failure

The authors also noted that cardiac complications such as myocarditis, MI and new-onset heart failure were rare during hospitalization for COVID-19.

November 23, 2021

Some hospitalized COVID-19 patients may need anticoagulation therapy at discharge

Researchers focused on rates of venous thromboembolism among COVID-19 patients at their own health system, sharing their work in JAMA Network Open.

November 22, 2021
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What we know about COVID-19 and cardiogenic shock

The full analysis was published in Circulation: Heart Failure. 

November 22, 2021

Women are still experiencing COVID-related heart issues months after being diagnosed—and they may need extra help

The new analysis showed why women struggling to fully recover from COVID-19 may benefit from a targeted rehab program. 

November 19, 2021
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European Society of Cardiology shares new guidance on COVID-related cardiovascular disease

The two-part document was published in full in European Heart Journal. 

November 16, 2021
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.

Cardiologist urges Malaysia to end COVID-19 vaccination program—but fact-checking website says he used misleading statements

The cardiologist's message has been spread throughout Malaysia and other parts of the world.

November 16, 2021
New findings out of the University of Missouri suggests that the long-lasting impact of COVID-19 may not be quite as substantial as some researchers originally believed. The study’s authors evaluated nearly 50 different symptoms to see if they were more common up to one year after a person has been infected with COVID-19. They found, however, that this was true of just seven symptoms: heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, joint pain, hair loss, fatigue and obesity. #COVID19 #longCOVID

High-dose icosapent ethyl treatment makes minimal impact on non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

The analysis, presented at AHA Scientific Sessions 2021, included approximately 2,000 symptomatic COVID-19 patients who were not necessarily sick enough to be hospitalized. 

November 16, 2021
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Taiwan pauses second doses of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for older children due to myocarditis

A final decision is expected in approximately two weeks. 

November 12, 2021
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