The CAPACITY-COVID Collaborative Consortium and LEOSS Study Group examined outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, both with and without pre-existing heart disease. The CAPACITY-COVID (NCT04325412) registry was launched in March 2020 and has collected data from adults hospitalized for COVID-19 from 74 centres across 13 countries across Europe. The Lean Open Survey on … [Read more...] about Greater risk of death in heart failure patients hospitalized for COVID-19
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Top Highlights of ACC 2022
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2022 Scientific Session was a hybrid event which took place from April 2 to 4, 2022, in Washington, USA and online. Here is the curated list of the top highlights of the ACC 2022 sessions. SODIUM-HF trial1: This international trial (NCT02012179) followed 806 adult patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) receiving optimally … [Read more...] about Top Highlights of ACC 2022
Cardiovascular sequelae in COVID-19 survivors
Cardiovascular (CV) events associated with acute COVID-19 infection include myocardial infarction (MI), arrhythmias, multisystem inflammatory syndrome, stroke, embolism, and bleeding disorders. Some patients who recover from acute COVID-19 suffer ongoing health challenges. Satterfield et. al. propose 4 categories to consider CV sequelae in COVID survivors. Asymptomatic, … [Read more...] about Cardiovascular sequelae in COVID-19 survivors
COVID-19 in adults with congenital heart disease
Heart disease was identified as a risk factor for mortality early in the COVID-19 pandemic. It was unknown if this risk would also apply to patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). To assess this risk, researchers conducted an international, multicenter retrospective study on 1044 patients with CHD who had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Infection was confirmed by … [Read more...] about COVID-19 in adults with congenital heart disease
COVID-19 and cardiac arrest, a lethal combination
Researchers compared outcomes of patients who had suffered in- and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (16 March 2020). Between 01 January and 20 July 2020, 3026 cardiac arrests were reported to the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. https://youtu.be/n8g-88glR-Q Of these 3026 cardiac arrests, 1946 occurred … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and cardiac arrest, a lethal combination