COVID-19 and the heart: Updates on CV impact of COVID-19, vaccine side-effects and more
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Healio and Cardiology Today have aggregated a list of recent updates on the CV impact of COVID-19 infection and vaccination.
Updates include observations in COVID-19- and vaccine-related cardiac injury; cardiac complications of long COVID; changes in stress and BP amid the pandemic and more.
Myocardial injury during COVID-19 hospitalization tied to mortality, long-term symptoms
Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, myocardial injury as determined by high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T was linked to mortality and ongoing COVID-19 symptoms, researchers reported. Read more
LV global longitudinal strain may predict poor outcomes in COVID-19
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain predicted death and respiratory failure in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, researchers reported in the American Journal of Cardiology. Read more
Patients with long COVID-19 may have cardiac complications due to dyspnea after 1 year
Patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 may have developed cardiac complications as they continued presenting with dyspnea 1 year after hospital discharge, according to a small study presented at EuroEcho 2021. Read more
Addition of P2Y12 inhibitor fails to benefit noncritically ill patients with COVID-19
In a cohort of noncritically ill patients with COVID-19, the addition of a P2Y12 inhibitor to anticoagulation did not extend survival or lessen disease severity, according to results of the ACTIV-4a trial. Read more
Symptoms of vaccine-related myocarditis in young people mild, resolve quickly
Most young people under the age of 21 years with suspected myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination had mild symptoms that resolved quickly, according to data published in Circulation. Read more
Blood pressure levels in US adults rose during COVID-19 pandemic
BP levels in U.S. adults increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with prior years, a finding that is not attributable to weight gain during lockdown, researchers reported in Circulation. Read more
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing valuable to assess unexplained dyspnea post-COVID-19
In a small study, cardiopulmonary exercise testing identified significant abnormalities, including dysfunctional breathing, resting hypocapnia and chronic fatigue syndrome, associated with post-acute sequelae of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Read more
Stress level up, mood and physical activity down during COVID-19 lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic may have reduced overall mood and physical activity among study participants and increased their levels of self-reported stress, a speaker reported. Read more
Getting to the heart of COVID-19-related cardiac injury
The ability of COVID-19 to cause cardiac injury and myocarditis has been well documented since the pandemic began, and data continue to accumulate. Read more
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