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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Stroke severity, mortality higher among COVID-19 patients

The analysis included data from more than 700 stroke patients.

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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?

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.

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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. 

Stroke more common among Black COVID-19 patients

Considering the prolonged nature of this ongoing pandemic, the authors wrote, it is especially crucial that we learn as much about its impact on stroke risk as possible. 

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COVID-19 vaccine booster shots safe and beneficial for heart transplant patients

Heart transplant recipients reap significant benefits from a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

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History of CABG associated with a higher risk of death from COVID-19

Researchers examined data from four different studies. The mean patient age was roughly 68 years old. 

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Stroke care during the pandemic's first wave included younger patients, lower survival rates

More patients also required endovascular thrombectomy treatment than usual.

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