Arrhythmias in COVID-19: New Review Tackles Mechanisms, Management
The virus or its treatments may disrupt heart rhythm, but the immune response and its targets likely deserve the most scrutiny.
The virus or its treatments may disrupt heart rhythm, but the immune response and its targets likely deserve the most scrutiny.
Based on Oregon death certificates, the study is comforting, and vaccination is “overwhelmingly safe,” one expert says.
Moderate drinkers with low SES—unlike those with high SES—didn’t see a survival benefit, with binge drinking harmful for all.
Compared with cold storage, the organ-preservation system helped posttransplant outcomes despite longer ischemic times.
Prevention of stroke gets highlighted by guidelines and is top-of-mind for patients, but heart failure is much more common.
Just under 50% of those treated surgically were taking no antihypertensives, all while maintaining good BP control.
Already products are entering the market, and if found to improve outcomes, they may become standard of care.
Physicians have adopted a one-size-fits-all approach to direct oral anticoagulants that must be reconsidered, says Geoffrey Barnes.
A diagnosis can provide patients with better understanding as well as a chance to receive targeted treatment, Colin Berry says.
Investigators and others think it might be time for everybody in the US to have their Lp(a) screened at least once in a lifetime.
Top-line findings from the SURMOUNT-OSA trials may have implications for cardiometabolic risks in this population.