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Post–COVID-19 cardiac involvement in college athletes much rarer than thought
A prospective registry with more than 3,000 COVID-19–positive athletes shows incidence of cardiac involvement of less than 1% with no adverse...
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Low concordance between troponin assays for ACS
Concordance between high-sensitivity troponin assays was only 37% for a single blood draw, rising to 75% with serial testing, but still changing...
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Heart health in pregnancy tied to CV risk in adolescent offspring
Moms with poor cardiovascular health during pregnancy have children with more risk factors in early adolescence. The association is not causation...
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New-onset arrhythmias low in COVID-19 and flu
Overall, incidence of AF/AFL and new onset AF/AFL was similar in COVID-19 vs. influenza. Mortality in those with arrhythmias also increased to a...
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Myocardial injury seen on MRI in 54% of recovered COVID-19 patients
Two months after discharge, 54% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with troponin elevation showed signs of myocardial injury on MRI, some of which...
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Microthrombi, necrosis seen in COVID-19 hearts on autopsy
A new autopsy series shows microthrombi and focal necrosis in hearts of patients who died of COVID-19. The findings support use of anticoagulation...
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CVD deaths rose, imaging declined during pandemic
Two new papers quantify the impact of COVID-19 on patients with heart disease: more deaths, less disease testing or diagnosis. Experts suggest...
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Elite soccer players have big hearts and that’s okay
Dataset provides reference standards to answer a question cardiologists face regularly: Is this heart ‘big good’ or ‘big bad?’ Norms are...
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COVID-19 case fatality doubled in heart transplant patients
Heart recipients are more vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection and should be referred for specialist care, according to transplant experts from...
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Myocarditis rare, macrophage infiltration common at COVID autopsy
An autopsy study shows myocarditis is uncommon, seen in only 14% of COVID-19 deaths, but macrophage infiltration is very common and might explain...
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Proinflammatory dietary pattern linked to higher CV risk
Diets high in foods that increase inflammation were associated with increased risk of heart disease and stroke, compared with those filled with...
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ACC expert consensus on post-TAVR arrhythmias
The new document was deemed essential because of the frequency, consequences, and heterogeneity of approaches to post-TAVR conduction disturbances...