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Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Age, diabetes, chronic kidney disease (CKD), chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD) and high Charleston Comorbidity Index (CCI ) scores can all predict mortality among COVID-19 patients, according to new findings published in Hypertension. The study included data from more than 1,500 patients treated at one of 26 Italian hospitals. All […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman NEJM Journal Watch Edited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Check out some of the latest developments on COVID-19: Antibody test accuracy: Tests for IgG/IgM antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 have a sensitivity of just 30% during the first week of symptoms, rising to 91% during the third week, according to […]
Read MoreSerum cortisol concentration may potentially serve as another marker to help doctors identify which patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are more likely to need intensive care, a new study finds. According to results published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, cortisol levels in patients with COVID-19 were significantly greater than those without, ranging up to 3241 nmol/L, indicating […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Infective endocarditis is a relatively rare complication of TAVR, but the infection can be fatal when it does strike. The authors of a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology assessed data from more than 7,000 TAVR patients, tracking incidents of infective endocarditis to glean as […]
Read MoreBy Amy Orciari Herman Physician First Watch Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is recommending for the first time that primary care clinicians screen adults, including pregnant and postpartum women, for unhealthy drug use. The grade B recommendation, published in JAMA, updates the group’s […]
Read MoreAuthor: Randy Young Cardiovascular Business News Calcified aortic stenosis and asymmetric hypertrophy measuring at 1.9 cm, thus with the appearance and potential of subvalvular obstruction. Source: Srihari S. Naidu, MD. Reported in 2018 by anesthesiologists at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, the case suggested a message to TAVR operators: “Vigilance and […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Inhibiting granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) signalling may offer a therapeutic benefit in patients suffering from severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia and systemic hyperinflammation, according to a study published in The Lancet Rheumatology. Preliminary findings suggest treatment with mavrilimumab, an experimental GM-CSF inhibitor, led to “superior and earlier clinical improvements in respiratory parameters, faster resolution […]
Read MoreMedicalNewsToday Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is the most common blood-borne viral infection in the United States. Around 2.4 million people in the United States are living with a diagnosis of hepatitis C. However, many people with the infection do not know that they have it. The hepatitis […]
Read MoreMedicalNewsToday Metabolic syndrome refers to a set of disease risk factors that appear to increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. It is also known as insulin resistance syndrome. The syndrome is not a specific condition, but it groups together a set of risk factors that have been linked to a higher chance of […]
Read MoreAuthors: Lisa Giron et al Reuters As opioid pills and patches fueled a two-decade epidemic of overdoses in the United States, hospitals faced chronic shortages of the same painkillers in injectable form – narcotics vital to patients on breathing machines. For years, hospitals chased supplies, sometimes resorting to inferior substitutes. The shortfall grew so dire […]
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