Though uncommon, cases of new heart failure include younger COVID-19 patients with no history of cardiovascular disease or risk factors
Half of Cardiology Trainees Comfortable With Telemedicine Use
Perceived barriers to telemedicine use include concerns about patient engagement, unfamiliarity with telemedicine technology
QTc Interval Prolonged in Some Hospitalized With COVID-19
QTc prolongation seen in association with age 80 years and older, severe chronic kidney disease, elevated hs-troponin levels
SARS-CoV-2 Cardiac Involvement Low in Collegiate Athletes
Diagnostic yield for SARS-CoV-2 cardiac involvement higher for clinically indicated versus primary screening cardiac MRI
Remote Cardiology Visits Tied to Less Prescribing, Diagnostic Testing
Findings seen for both video and telephone cardiovascular care visits compared with pre-COVID-19 in-person visits
Inflammatory Heart Disease After COVID-19 Rare in Athletes
Five athletes (0.6 percent) had cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings suggestive of inflammatory heart disease
Myocardial Injury Prevalent in Patients With Severe COVID-19
54 percent of discharged patients who had troponin elevation in conjunction with severe COVID-19 had late gadolinium enhancement and/or ischemia
Adult Cardiac Surgery Down, Outcomes Worse During Pandemic
Nationally, surgery volume dropped 53 percent, with larger declines in areas harder hit by COVID-19
Cardiovascular Disease Still Leading Cause of Death Worldwide
18.6 million deaths attributed to CVD in 2019, representing a 17.1 percent increase from 2010
Drop in ED Visits for Cardiac Conditions Tied to Later Cardiac Deaths
Undertreatment of cardiac conditions during COVID-19 pandemic tied to delayed excess mortality versus previous years
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