Study finds 57 percent of previously healthy COVID survivors have lasting cardiac issues
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 19, 2022
Cardiac symptoms may linger for at least a year in some patients who recover from mild cases of COVID-19, researchers have found.
Cardiac complications up after SARS-CoV-2 infection versus vaccines
Apr 06, 2022
Incidence of cardiac outcomes after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination highest in males aged 12 to 17 years, but risk 1.8 to 5.6 times higher after infection
Midlife cardiac structure and its change linked to cognition
Feb 02, 2022
25-year increase in left ventricular mass linked to lower cognition on most tests; increase in LAV linked to lower global cognition
No increase seen in CV events in elderly after BNT162b2 vaccination
Dec 10, 2021
No increase seen in the incidence of myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary embolism among those aged 75 years or older in France
Low-sodium DASH diet may have rapid effect on heart health, new research finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 18, 2021
A newly published study has for the first time linked a DASH-low sodium diet to cardiovascular markers of heart strain, injury and inflammation, investigators say.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, June 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 08, 2021
People who never wear masks are twice as likely to get COVID, poll shows … CDC: mRNA vaccines found to reduce COVID severity in breakthrough infections among vaccinated people … Knowledge of palliative...
One more reason to avoid virus: COVID, cardiac arrests spike together
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 09, 2021
Many major cities had unprecedented increases in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests when COVID-19 rates spiked, infectious disease experts have found. These heart attacks may be an early symptom or complication...
A pandemic in the internet age: The catalyst for lasting healthcare transformation?
By
Nodar Janas, M.D.
Daniel Freidman, M.D.
Jana Goldberg, M.D.
Jeff Wessler, M.D.
Mar 17, 2021
Much has changed since the 1918 flu pandemic, when fewer than 35% of US households were connected by telephones. We have since evolved to be continuously connected, and our medical knowledge and abilities...
AliveCor’s ECG algorithm gets FDA nod
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 25, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to AliveCor’s next generation of interpretive ECG algorithms, used in personal cardiology devices to support telemedicine. AliveCor’s KardiaMobile...
New AHA emergency guidelines address cardiac arrest recovery, rehab for first time
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2020
The authors have added recommendations on post-hospital discharge recovery and rehabilitation with the goal of improving resuscitation outcomes.
