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Recovery of cardiovascular testing in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the INCAPS COVID 2 study

Open Heart

Background Understanding pandemic-related reductions and subsequent recovery of cardiovascular testing in Asia is important for guiding regional public health efforts. Objectives This study sought to evaluate the recovery of cardiovascular testing in Asia 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Surgical and transcatheter aortic valve interventions for aortic stenosis in England: sociodemographic variations in treatment trends and outcome over 20 years

Heart BMJ

Background Health inequalities in cardiovascular care have been identified in the UK. The sociodemographic characteristics of patients undergoing intervention for aortic stenosis (AS) in England, and the impact of COVID-19, is unknown. Rates of SAVR declined during COVID-19 for all groups, but TAVI rates increased steadily.

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Abstract 4139757: COVID-19-Related Changes in Dalily Life, Concerns, and Their Associations with Sleep Disturbances

Circulation

Background:The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly exacerbated sleep problems. Changes in daily life due to COVID-19 were assessed by asking participants to score their current situation compared to their pre-pandemic situation, ranging from 100 (no change) to 0 (complete cessation of daily activities).

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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. To add insult to injury, he contracted COVID 2 months after the second episode of pericarditis, but had no recurrence of the symptoms of pericarditis. The tragedy here is that this wasn’t a surprise.

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Provision of care in clinical cardiac electrophysiology during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: an open challenge for health care systems

HeartRhythm

The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic was first reported in China between December 2019 and January 2020 and then spread to Europe, with Italy among the first countries with recognized clusters. The COVID-19 pandemic turned everyone’s life upside down and the end of the emergency was declared by WHO only on May 5, 2023.

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A systematic review and meta?analysis of new?onset atrial fibrillation in the context of COVID?19 infection

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Abstract New-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) in COVID-19 raises significant clinical and public health issues. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compile and analyze the current literature on NOAF in COVID-19 and give a more comprehensive understanding of the prevalence and outcomes of NOAF in COVID-19.

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Abstract 58: Socioeconomically Driven Reversal of Mortality Trends Among Patients With Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Nationally Representative Data

Stroke Journal

Background:Nationwide data demonstrating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hemorrhagic stroke outcomes are lacking.Methods:We used the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2020) to identify adults (>=18 years) with primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) or subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). 2.51; SAH: 2.76, 1.68-4.54),