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Children with Sickle Cell Disease Experience Severe COVID-19 Infection

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In a registry-based analysis, more hospitalized children with SCD and COVID-19 had severe infection requiring supplemental oxygen, compared with the general population.

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Chung-Ang University Study Looks at Cardiovascular Risks in COVID-19 Survivors

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The cumulative incidence of MACE and all- cause of mortality in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 pneumonia groups. The results indicate a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in COVID-19 patients. The results indicate a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in COVID-19 patients.

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Christian Sadaka, MD: Significant Increase in Pediatric Gastroparesis Hospital Admissions After COVID-19

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HCPLive spoke to Sadaka at NASPHAN 2024 about the increase in hospital admissions among children with gastroparesis after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Increased Risk of Heart Rhythm Disruption After COVID-19

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Ioannis Katsoularis, image courtesy of Klas Sjöberg milla1cf Thu, 12/14/2023 - 09:23 December 14, 2023 — Individuals infected with COVID-19 are also at an increased risk of suffering from heart rhythm disturbances, such as atrial fibrillation. We could also see that unvaccinated people were at higher risk than vaccinated people.

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Severe Lung Infection During COVID-19 Can Cause Damage to the Heart

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Getty Images milla1cf Wed, 03/20/2024 - 19:16 March 20, 2024 — SARS-CoV-2 , the virus that causes COVID-19 , can damage the heart even without directly infecting the heart tissue, a National Institutes of Health -supported study has found.

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Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Linked to Developing Insomnia

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A new study found non-hospitalized COVID-19 survivors from a Vietnam general population had a 76.1% prevalence of insomnia, with 22.8% of respondents with insomnia scoring for severe insomnia.

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Cardiac arrest survival improved since COVID-19 pandemic waned, still lower than prior years

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survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests fell significantly at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and only slightly. This news release contains updated information and data not included in the abstract. Research Highlights: U.S.