For patients undergoing PCI, subclinical hypothyroidism was associated with higher short-term and long-term mortality.

Researchers were able to predict, with considerable accuracy, each patient's 5- and 10-year risk of heart failure. 

“Some people have expressed concerns about taking the vaccine,” the AHA wrote. “However, after review by science and medical experts, the association is confident the benefits of vaccination far exceed the very small, rare risks."

The researchers, sharing their work in the American Journal of Cardiology, suggested multiple reasons why this may be the case. 

Matthew W. Martinez, MD, a cardiologist out of New Jersey, has years of experience working with athletes.

The authors examined data from more than 42,000 patients who received care from 2012 to 2017. 

Researchers explained that their findings were different from previous studies because they took a wide variety of factors, including underlying health conditions, into account. 

The agency has posted an interactive map showing the locations of drug distributors that have recently received shipments of two monoclonal antibody medications good for treating COVID-19.