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Case Report: Kounis syndrome associated with urticaria following COVID-19 infection

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

An electrocardiogram demonstrated sinus rhythm with T-wave alterations and a V2R/S ratio greater than 1. Subsequent nucleic acid testing confirmed the presence of COVID-19 infection, prompting the initiation of anti-allergic and supportive therapies.

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Severe COVID-19 and its cardiopulmonary effects 6 and 18 months after hospital discharge

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The aim of the present study was to comprehensively assess symptoms and possible long-term impairments 6 and 18 months after hospitalization for severe COVID-19 infection. Methods This prospective registry included patients with PCR-confirmed COVID-19 infection requiring hospitalization.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Digital Cardiology Care

SoftCath

Since the onset of COVID-19, cardiology care has been under extreme risk and adverse complications. So, let’s unwind how the innovations in cath lab software are reshaping the method of cardiovascular care post-Covid-19. Cath lab management software , which existed even before COVID-19, experienced updates and upgrades.

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New ECG Study Reveals Myocarditis Risk in Athletes after Covid-19.

Wellnest

The World Health Organisation (WHO) formally proclaimed COVID-19, the illness spread by a zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, as a pandemic in March 2020, after it had started to spread in late 2019. And, addressing myocardial infarction, recent studies have shown that 1-4% of Athletes untimely die due to myocarditis caused by COVID-19.

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Cardiovascular disease development in COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary medical centre in Iran

The British Journal of Cardiology

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been reported to occur in a significant number of patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We report our experience regarding the occurrence of symptomatic and asymptomatic CVDs in COVID-19 patients. In this cross-sectional study, 690 COVID-19 patients were included.

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Cardiology update: Should mRNA vaccine myocarditis be a contraindication to future COVID-19 vaccinations ?

Dr. Anish Koka

Myopericarditis is a now a well reported complication associated with Sars-Cov-2 (COVID-19) vaccinations. The diagnosis was made based on classic findings of inflammation on an electrocardiogram associated with acute chest pain. The tragedy here is that this wasn’t a surprise.

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Study identifies hospitalized COVID-19 patients at elevated mortality risk

Medical Xpress - ECG

A simple electrocardiogram (ECG) can pinpoint hospitalized COVID-19 patients at high risk of death who might need intensive management. That's the finding of a study presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).