Remove COVID-19 Remove Echocardiogram Remove Laboratory
article thumbnail

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. 0.4cm vs 1.3±0.6 cm, P< 0.05).

article thumbnail

The latest CDC paper on vaccine myocarditis is NOT reassuring

Dr. Anish Koka

Today’s post on the latest COVID vaccine myocarditis paper gets a big assist from the wicked smart data visualization expert Josh Stevenson ( subscribe to his substack !) In August 2021, the CDC began a study to follow-up cases of myocarditis in the age group at highest risk for myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.