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Comprehending the Dreadful Impacts of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Treatments

SoftCath

The existence of the Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the lives of people around the world and is continuing to do so. Primarily, physicians were suspecting Covid-19 to be a respiratory disorder. Now let us move forward and study some other crucial impacts of Covid-19 on cardiology departments.

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Non-COVID-19 cardiovascular pathology from return-to-play screening in college athletes after COVID-19

Heart BMJ

We examined incidental non-COVID-19 cardiovascular pathology in college athletes undergoing postinfection return-to-play screening. Athletes with an ECG and transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) and no pre-existing conditions were included.

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Feasibility, efficacy and safety of exercise stress echocardiography during the COVID-19 pandemic

Open Heart

Objective To assess the feasibility, efficacy and safety of performing exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) for the assessment of myocardial ischaemia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 17 healthcare professionals performing ESE, none contracted COVID-19 during this period. SE service performance increased to 96.8%

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Evaluating the role of transthoracic echocardiography in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 infection

Open Heart

Objective To identify the most common transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) parameters in patients hospitalised with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) and their association with myocardial injury and outcomes. Moreover, COVID-19-induced myocarditis remains extremely rare.

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Abstract 4148010: Evaluation of Echocardiography and Biomarkers for Prognostication of RV Failure in COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Circulation

Background:Severe COVID-19 infection has been associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. A retrospective chart review was performed on 41 patients with COVID-19 on ECMO between March and October 2020.

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Study: Robotic Arm Can be Used for Remote Echocardiograms

DAIC

Echocardiograms using the robotic arm resulted in the same diagnosis as conventional in-person echocardiography in 98% of cases (papillary muscle level obstruction was missed in one case). tim.hodson Thu, 08/29/2024 - 11:39 Aug. 28, 2024 — New research presented at this year’s ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (Aug. 30 – Sept.

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Abstract 4114220: Majority of Patients with New Ventricular Dysfunction After Acute COVID-19 Infection Did Not Have Cardiac Recovery

Circulation

Background:It is still not well understood whether cardiac injury observed during acute COVID-19 infection extends after recovery from the initial viral infection. Patients were included if they had: 1) acute COVID-19 infection confirmed by RT-PCR and 2) a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) performed during their hospitalization.