Early heart damage raises risk of death in COVID patients
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Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who had impaired first-phase ejection fraction on echocardiography were nearly five times more likely to die, compared with patients with healthier measures of this early sign of heart failure, according to new research published May 10 in Hypertension.
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People in Republican Counties Have Higher Death Rates Than Those in Democratic Counties
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covid: Covid could trigger 'heart failure pandemic'. Health experts warn of 'global healthcare risk' after New Year - The Economic Times
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Identifying pre-existing conditions and multimorbidity patterns associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with COVID-19
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Early MRI boosts diagnosis of broken-heart syndrome
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COVID-19 vaccines and sudden deaths: Separating fact from fiction
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What is the association between COVID-19, cardiovascular disease, and mortality?
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Fewer patients seeking heart attack care, study says
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Medicina, Free Full-Text
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Cardiac Complications After SARS-CoV-2 Infection and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination — PCORnet, United States, January 2021–January 2022
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Who Is at High Risk for Severe Coronavirus Disease?