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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....
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As visits for AMI drop during pandemic, deaths rise
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Many hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 prophylaxis trials lack ECG screening
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Silent brain infarcts found in 3% of AFib patients, tied to cognitive decline
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Evidence builds linking anticoagulation to COVID-19 survival
“Any family of mine who will have this disease absolutely will be on antithrombotic therapy and, actually, so are all of the patients at Mount...
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Adolescent obesity, diabetes linked to atherosclerotic signs
A 5-year longitudinal study reports that obesity and type 2 diabetes may predispose adolescents to early signs of atherosclerosis.
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Results from 11 AHA-funded COVID-19 studies expected within months
The AHA’s COVID-19 and Its Cardiovascular Impact Rapid Response Grant initiative awards $1.2 million in grants.
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FDA approves dapagliflozin for low-EF heart failure
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New angiotensin studies in COVID-19 give more reassurance
A deluge of new data does not suggest harm with ACE inhibitors and angiotensin blockers in COVID-19 rates or outcomes.
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Multisociety roadmap eyes restarting elective cardiac cases