COVID-19

Studies investigating the safety and efficacy of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccines lacked representation of patients with heart failure. In this touchCARDIO interview, we speak with Dr Caroline Sindet-Pedersen (Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark) to discuss the study presented at ESC 2022 that aimed to investigate […]

The COVID-PACT study focused on critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), assessing the use of antithrombotic therapy. In this touchCARDIO interview, we speak with Dr David Berg (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA) to discuss the purpose and design of the COVID-19 study and how the outcomes will implicate […]

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). Increased risk of thrombotic events is seen in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, which is higher in patients needing critical care. In this touchCARDIO interview, we speak with Dr David Berg (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, […]

Dr Darryl Leong (Cardiologist, The Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada) kindly shared his thoughts on the association between cardiometabolic risk factors and COVID-19 outcomes from the virtual ESC Congress 2021. Questions What has recent data taught us about the association between cardiometabolic risk factors and COVID-19 outcomes? (0.15) On the basis […]

Dr Ali Aminian (Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA) kindly shared his thoughts on the association between obesity and COVID-19 and the results of his study on the association of prior metabolic surgery and bariatric surgery with COVID-19 severity from the virtual ESC Congress 2021. Questions What have we learned about […]

Federico Asch (MedStar Health Research Institute, Columbia, MD, USA) discusses the findings of the WASE COVID study, presented at ACC 2021. The study compared AI software-based echocardiography analysis with manual expert analysis to predict mortality based on longitudinal strain and LVEF. Abstract title: Human vs Machine Learning-based Echocardiography Analysis as Predictor of Outcomes in Acute […]