Cardiovascular diseases account for 32% of global deaths. Myocardial infarction, or heart attacks, play a large part in heart diseases and the necrosis of cardiac tissue after blood supply is decreased or stopped. In APL Bioengineering, researchers from Pohang University…
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People infected with COVID-19 have a higher risk of dying after a cardiac arrest
COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than patients who are not infected with the coronavirus. In particular, women have the highest risk of dying: they are nine…
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy tied to cardiac event risk
(HealthDay)—Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment is associated with increased cardiac events among patients with lung cancer and malignant melanoma, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in the European Heart Journal. Maria D’Souza, M.D., from the Copenhagen University Hospital…
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New risk tool developed for cardiac arrest patients
Experts have developed a risk score to predict cardiac arrest patient outcomes. The study published today in European Heart Journal, by a team of researchers from King’s College London and King’s College Hospital, details a novel risk score for heart…
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Cardiac injury linked to increased mortality in COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Cardiac injury is associated with increased mortality in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a study published online March 25 in JAMA Cardiology. Shaobo Shi, M.D., from Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University in China, and colleagues explored…
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