Cardiac Arrest
Gradual return to exercise after COVID-19 requires ‘cautious approach’
In patients with COVID-19, the severity of the disease and the possibility of CV involvement should be taken into account when considering a return to intense exercise training and competition.
Primary PCI should remain STEMI standard of care during COVID-19 pandemic, societies say
Primary PCI should continue to be the standard of care for patients with STEMI during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a consensus statement released by the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
AHA updates CPR guidelines to address patients with COVID-19
As the risk for COVID-19 exposure during CPR for out-of-hospital or in-hospital cardiac arrest is a serious concern for emergency medical services personnel, health care workers and lay bystanders, the American Heart Association issued an interim update to its guidance for CPR in adults, children and neonates with suspected COVID-19 infection.
Wildfire smoke increases cardiac arrest risk
The risk for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest increases with wildfire smoke exposure, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Clinical review of COVID-19 and CVD: What the cardiovascular practitioner needs to know
This summary reviews the evolving molecular and clinical data on COVID-19, with a focus on the intersection of this virus with CVD and its potential impact on patients with CV and professionals.
Sodium nitrite confers no survival benefit in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
IV sodium nitrite administered by paramedics for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest had no effect on survival to hospital admission or discharge compared with placebo, according to data presented at the virtual American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
ORION pooled analysis: Inclisiran safely lowers LDL in high-risk patients
A pooled analysis of three phase 3 trials assessing inclisiran found that the agent safely lowered LDL in patients with several conditions including atherosclerotic CVD, heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and ASCVD risk equivalents, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
Sleep irregularity increases CVD risk
Excess variations in sleep duration and timing were associated with an increased risk for CVD independent of sleep quantity and/or quality and traditional CVD risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Global longitudinal strain predicts CV risk in immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis
Patients with myocarditis related to immune checkpoint inhibitors and either a preserved or reduced ejection fraction had a reduced global longitudinal strain, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
In-hospital cardiac arrest care, outcomes similar in patients on dialysis, general population
Patients on maintenance dialysis who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest received similar quality of care, leading to comparable outcomes at discharge, to those not on dialysis, according to a recent study.