2018 and COVID-19 - Cardiovascular Update

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of congenital heart disease procedures among children: prospective cohort analyses of 26 270 procedures in 17 860 children using CVD-COVID-UK consortium record linkage data

Open Heart

MARCH 25, 2025

Background The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated major reallocation of healthcare services. Methods and results We analysed 26 270 procedures from 17 860 children between 1 January 2018 and 31 March 2022 in England, linking them to primary/secondary care data.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease

Psychologically Distressed Patients Faced Challenges During COVID-19

HCPLive

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

between 2018 and 2018. According to a new study, overall outpatient mental health care increased from 11.2% However, for individuals with serious psychological distress, the rate of care decreased from 46.5% to 40.4%.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Outpatient

The association between COVID-19 infection and incident atrial fibrillation: results from a retrospective cohort study using a large US commercial insurance database

Open Heart

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Background We sought to examine a 1-year incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) in comparison to those with non-COVID-19 acute upper respiratory infection (AURI). Similar findings were observed for the COVID-19 (n=169 687) versus AURI prepandemic (n=169 486) comparison (2.7%

COVID-19

COVID-19 Atrial Fibrillation

Webinars

Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

MORE WEBINARS

Peripandemic outcomes of infants treated for sentinel congenital heart diseases in England and Wales

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We aimed to quantify the impact of health system disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, on their clinical outcomes and whether these differed by socioeconomic and ethnic subgroups.

Congenital Heart Disease

Congenital Heart Disease Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes

Abstract WP260: Higher Incidence of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Seen During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From the National Inpatient Sample

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Adult patients in 2018 (n=6,051,974) were compared to those in 2020 (n=5,470,813), the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. To prevent potential confounding by undiagnosed COVID-19, patients in 2019 were not utilized in the analysis. Twelve patients were diagnosed with concurrent COVID-19 infections.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Thrombosis Inpatient Hospital

Abstract TP180: Characteristics and Outcomes of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated With COVID-19

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increases the risk of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), and previous reports derived from small case series reported a high mortality in these patients, up to 40%. but there were fewer women in the COVID-CVST group (50% vs 68%,P<0.01).

COVID-19

COVID-19 Thrombosis Outcomes Hospital

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CVD prevention between different socioeconomic groups in Switzerland

Open Heart

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the continuing management of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the population. Whether the COVID-19 pandemic increased, the SES gap in CVD risk factors is unknown. Methods Cross-sectional study conducted between 2018 and 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Risk Factors Hypertension Diabetes

Abstract 137: Association Between Sociodemographic Disparities and Door to Computerized Tomography Time in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Immediately Before and Through COVID-19 Pandemic in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Center Cohort Study

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Adapting to challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic likely increased the DTCT in acute stroke patients from various sociodemographic backgrounds.Methods:We aimed to identify factors affecting the DTCT time for a cohort of over 23,000 patients between January 2018 and August 2022. 1.57) and post-COVID period (OR 1.46; 95% CI 1.30-1.65)

COVID-19

COVID-19 Stroke Strokes Hospital

Real?World Evaluation of an Automated Algorithm to Detect Patients With Potentially Undiagnosed Hypertension Among Patients With Routine Care in Hawai?i

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 12, 2023

We calculated total patients with potentially undiagnosed hypertension and compared patients flagged for undiagnosed hypertension to those with diagnosed hypertension and to the full patient panel across individual characteristics, clinical and health system factors (eg, clinic of care), and timing.

Hypertension

Hypertension COVID-19 Medicaid Medicare

Cardiology Board Exam Pass Rates are Down. How Can You Pass?

BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

JUNE 5, 2024

However, a commentary in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has highlighted a concerning trend: pass rates for first-time test takers have fallen from 96% in 2018 to 86% in 2021 and 2022. What is driving this decrease?

COVID-19

COVID-19 Education Cardiovascular Disease Certification

Gujarat’s 2023 Cardiac Crisis! EMRI got 1 call every 7.5 mins

Wellnest

JANUARY 23, 2024

This marked a significant 35% increase from 2018, signaling a pressing need for comprehensive strategies to address the concerning trend. COVID-19: The global pandemic caused by the novel COVID-19 coronavirus has emerged as an unexpected contributor to the rise in cardiac emergencies.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Blood Pressure

Returning to COVID19

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

JANUARY 30, 2023

31st January 2023 With the resignation of Jacinda Ardern, my thoughts were dragged back to Covid once more. But it got me thinking about lockdowns again and the whole worldwide madness of Covid. During the Covid pandemic I travelled far past angry, to reach a point of utter weariness. Not just from Covid, but from everything.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Article Nursing Cancer

Classification Algorithm to Distinguish Between Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction in Administrative Claims Data

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

JANUARY 19, 2024

3.48]), and diagnoses of COVID-19 (odds ratio, 1.74 [95% CI, 1.11–2.71]) In the classification algorithm, female gender (odds ratio, 1.26 [95% CI, 1.11–1.44]), 1.44]), Black race relative to White race (odds ratio, 2.48 [95% CI, 1.76–3.48]), 2.71]) or hypertensive emergency (odds ratio, 1.46 [95% CI, 1.00–2.14])

Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial Infarction COVID-19 Medicare Hospital

Cardiac events and procedures following COVID-19 compared with other pneumonias: a national register study

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Background Studies have shown an increased risk of cardiac disease following COVID-19, but how it compares to pneumonia of other etiologies is unclear. Aims To determine the incidence and HRs of cardiac disease in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 compared with other viral or bacterial pneumonias.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Atrial Fibrillation Heart Failure

COVID19 – so many questions, so few real answers

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This was even the case in the winter of 2018, which was a bad flu season across most of Europe. OVERALL MORTALITY GERMANY 2017 TO 2022 – all ages Did the Norwegians lock down in 2018. As an aside, why did the Germans not panic in 2018, when more people were dying then, than from COVID19 in 2021? No, they did not.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Certification Research

Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society (..)

Research

Research Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic valve Congenital

Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

APRIL 20, 2023

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori 1 Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion 2 Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The (..)

Research

Research Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Aortic valve Congenital

Abstract TP127: Isolation and Stroke: A Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes Amidst Solitude

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

The control group included patients admitted from December 1, 2018, to January 1, 2019, during normal visitation policies, while the isolation group comprised patients admitted from December 1, 2020, to January 1, 2021, during visitation restrictions.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Outcomes Stroke Strokes

Epidemiology of myocarditis following COVID-19 or influenza and use of diagnostic assessments

Open Heart

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

Background Previous research has suggested a heightened risk of acute myocarditis after COVID-19 infection. Methods A retrospective cohort study of US administrative health claims was conducted to compare the rates of myocarditis after COVID-19 with that after influenza infection and describe the clinical use of diagnostic assessments.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Risk Factors Research Outcomes

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rates of congenital heart disease procedures among children: prospective cohort analyses of 26 270 procedures in 17 860 children using CVD-COVID-UK consortium record linkage data

Psychologically Distressed Patients Faced Challenges During COVID-19

The association between COVID-19 infection and incident atrial fibrillation: results from a retrospective cohort study using a large US commercial insurance database

Webinars

Peripandemic outcomes of infants treated for sentinel congenital heart diseases in England and Wales

Abstract WP260: Higher Incidence of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Seen During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From the National Inpatient Sample

Abstract TP180: Characteristics and Outcomes of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated With COVID-19

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CVD prevention between different socioeconomic groups in Switzerland

Abstract 137: Association Between Sociodemographic Disparities and Door to Computerized Tomography Time in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Immediately Before and Through COVID-19 Pandemic in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Center Cohort Study

Real?World Evaluation of an Automated Algorithm to Detect Patients With Potentially Undiagnosed Hypertension Among Patients With Routine Care in Hawai?i

Cardiology Board Exam Pass Rates are Down. How Can You Pass?

Gujarat’s 2023 Cardiac Crisis! EMRI got 1 call every 7.5 mins

Returning to COVID19

Classification Algorithm to Distinguish Between Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction in Administrative Claims Data

Cardiac events and procedures following COVID-19 compared with other pneumonias: a national register study

COVID19 – so many questions, so few real answers

Published Research

Published Research

Abstract TP127: Isolation and Stroke: A Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes Amidst Solitude

Epidemiology of myocarditis following COVID-19 or influenza and use of diagnostic assessments

Stay Connected