Peter Libby, MD, a cardiovascular medicine specialist with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, discussed the cases of AFib being seen in long-COVID patients.

Has point-of-care ultrasound outpaced hospitals’ capacity to incorporate the technology without anointing any particular specialty its proper guardian? The case could be made.

Researchers are still working to determine if gum disease leads to heart rhythm issues or if is actually the other way around. 

While a previous study had found that extracorporeal CPR outperformed conventional CPR among patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a newer analysis suggests the two treatment options result in similar outcomes. 

The device, designed to be worn for up to 24 hours at a time, uses ultrasound technology and artificial intelligence to track how much blood the user's heart is pumping.

Not only does the low-volume contrast protocol preserve supplies, it also protects patients who might be vulnerable to adverse reactions and/or side effects from contrast use. 

A team of specialists out of Cedars-Sinai developed the deep learning model using TTEs from nearly 3,000 patients.

Researchers examined data from nearly 2 million patients, sharing their full findings in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.