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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‘This is a disaster’: El Paso cardiologist says patients are dying ‘because COVID has impaired the ability to deliver care’

“This is a disaster,” the specialist said. “People are going to start dying. As a matter a fact, they started dying already.”

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Expert cardiologists answer 5 tough questions about COVID-19 and the hearts of athletes

How does COVID-19 impact most athletes? When should clinicians turn to cardiac imaging? A team of specialists discussed these topics, and more, in JAMA Cardiology

What new imaging data tells us about COVID-19 and heart damage

Prior studies focused on myocardial injury had not included much, if any, insight into medical imaging data, making the results less helpful to clinicians.

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Daily aspirin improves outcomes for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

“If our finding is confirmed, it would make aspirin the first widely available, over-the-counter medication to reduce mortality in COVID-19 patients," one researcher observed. 

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A warning for healthcare providers: COVID-19 deaths in the US expected to quickly escalate

By January, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation expects the nation to see more than 2,000 deaths from COVID-19 each day. 

Prominent Ohio cardiologist dies from COVID-19

The veteran cardiologist had been battling COVID-19 for several months. 

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COVID-19 patients with a history of heart failure face considerably worse outcomes

In-hospital mortality, myocardial injury and acute kidney injury were all more common when patients with a history of heart failure tested positive for COVID-19. 

COVID-19 patients with elevated troponin levels face a greater risk of death

ICU admission was also much more likely for patients with elevated troponin levels. 

Around the web

Several key trends were evident at the Radiological Society of North America 2024 meeting, including new CT and MR technology and evolving adoption of artificial intelligence.

Ron Blankstein, MD, professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, explains the use of artificial intelligence to detect heart disease in non-cardiac CT exams.