COVID-19

Outside of the loss of human life due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the past two years have greatly affected hospitals, health systems and the way providers deliver care. Healthcare executives are grappling with federal monetary assistance, growing burnout rates, workforce shortages and federal oversight of vaccines and testing. This channel is also designed to update clinicians on new research and guidelines regarding COVID patient treatment strategies and risk assessments.

7 COVID vaccine complications: The radiologist's role in identifying adverse reactions
Although serious adverse events related to COVID-19 vaccines are rare, some are life-threatening. It is important that radiologists are aware of how these complications present.
AHA issues a scientific statement on COVID-19 cardiac arrhythmias
The objective of the AHA scientific statement is to review the available evidence on for better management of cardiac arrhythmias from COVID causes that are still encountered on a regular basis.
History of COVID-19 doubles long-term risk of heart attack, stroke or death
A patient's blood type appears to play a major role in their odds of developing cardiovascular issues after COVID-19, researchers found.
Ultra-high field MRI implicates long COVID in brainstem damage
Researchers have used 7T MRI to demonstrate that former COVID-19 inpatients are susceptible to persistent brainstem abnormalities associated with long-haul COVID symptoms.
Monitoring acute heart patients at home linked to considerable cost savings
The new report could go on to help guide decisions made by CMS and hospital leadership teams for years to come.

Statin use may increase the risk of severe illness among COVID-19 patients

The new analysis emphasized, however, that COVID-19 mortality did not appear to be affected by prior statin use.

October 28, 2021

Small cash incentives kept vaccination rates from nosediving, pilot study shows

More than 40% surveyed said the cash card played an important role in their decision, experts explained in JAMA Internal Medicine.

October 26, 2021

American Heart Association supports latest COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, including 'mixing and matching' of booster shots

The group says it also still supports wearing masks when indoors and practicing social distancing.

October 26, 2021

The exact effect of statin use on COVID-19 outcomes remains unclear

Researchers examined data from nearly 470,000 patients.

October 25, 2021

Scenes from the pandemic: Telehealth a perfect fit for treating heart failure

One large health system actually treated more heart failure patients during the pandemic than it had in previous years.

October 22, 2021

Echocardiography helps guide treatment of recovering COVID-19 patients

Imaging data gathered when patients are first hospitalized can be used to anticipate how their hearts might recover in the weeks and months ahead.

October 22, 2021

Cardiologists review latest data on COVID-19 vaccine-related heart damage

The group urged all eligible individuals to get vaccinated, noting that vaccine-related side effects have been quite rare.

October 21, 2021

Dangled dollars did next to nothing for COVID vax campaigns

Big-payout lotteries aimed at incentivizing Americans to get vaccinated for COVID-19 have largely flopped, according to a research letter running in JAMA Health Forum.

October 18, 2021

COVID-19

7 COVID vaccine complications: The radiologist's role in identifying adverse reactions

AHA issues a scientific statement on COVID-19 cardiac arrhythmias

History of COVID-19 doubles long-term risk of heart attack, stroke or death

Ultra-high field MRI implicates long COVID in brainstem damage

Monitoring acute heart patients at home linked to considerable cost savings