Cardiology
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FDA okays emergency use for Impella RP in COVID-19 right heart failure
From the Journals
Sleep burden index predicts recurrent stroke
Sleep-wake disorders are very common in stroke patients and may preexist or appear de novo as a consequence of brain damage.
Conference Coverage
Patients find CAC more persuasive than ASCVD risk score for statin decisions
Time to screen for measurable atherosclerotic coronary disease rather than estimating 10-year risk of events?
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Aldosterone-driven hypertension found with unexpected frequency
Conference Coverage
Social isolation tied to higher risk of cardiovascular events, death
“These results are especially important in the current times of social isolation during the coronavirus crisis.”
From the Journals
More evidence hydroxychloroquine is ineffective, harmful in COVID-19
New observational data show that hydroxychloroquine it is not only without benefit for COVID-19 but also increases death and arrhythmias.
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Immunotherapy, steroids had positive outcomes in COVID-19–associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome
“Incomplete forms of Kawasaki disease occur in infants who may have fever as the sole clinical finding, whereas older patients are more prone to...
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Today’s top news highlights: ACE inhibitors in COVID patients, fewer AMI admissions, and more
Older patients with COVID-19 had a lower risk of developing severe illness if they were taking ACE inhibitors in a new study.
Myth of the Month
Is anemia due to folate deficiency a myth?
This column includes folate test results from several studies.
Feature
ACE inhibitors and severe COVID-19: Protective in older patients?
A randomized trial is planned after a study showed that fewer older hypertensive patients taking ACE inhibitors were hospitalized with COVID-19....
From the Journals
As visits for AMI drop during pandemic, deaths rise