By Ahmed El-Medany On 23 March, the American College of (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) released the 2021 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions…
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Category: COVID-19
Application of Machine Learning to X-Ray and CT images in the diagnosis of COVID-19
By Ahmed El-Medany Chest CT scans and X-ray images have been reported to have sensitivity values of 98 and 69%, respectively, with regards to diagnosing…
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People infected with COVID-19 have a higher risk of dying after a cardiac arrest. A report from the Swedish Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest either in or out of hospital are far more likely to die than patients who are not infected with the coronavirus.
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NICE report on the impact cardiovascular disease management
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today published a report highlighting progress made by the health and care system in implementing…
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Leading cardiovascular organisations call for urgent action to reduce air pollution
“Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, air pollution was an issue of growing concern due to its impact on people’s health, although it was frequently overlooked…
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COVID‐19, myocarditis, and the other side of the bed
Emer Joyce speaks about the impact COVID-19 has had on the clinical landscape of acute cardiac, intensive care and cardiomyopathy/heart failure services including the wide spectrum…
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BSH position statement on the roll out of COVID-19 vaccinations
Read the BSH position statement on the roll out of COVID-19 vaccinations The BSH has recently released a statement regarding COVID-19 vaccinations. The statement advises:…
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Incidence and Management of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Patients Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction
Abstract Authors: Muhammad Rashid, Chris P Gale, Nick Curzen, Peter Ludman, Mark De Belder, Adam Timmis, Mohamed O Mohamed, Thomas F Lüscher, Julian Hains, Jianhua Wu, Ahmad Shoaib, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Chris Roebuck, Tom Denwood, John Deanfield, and Mamas A Mamas…
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Cancellation of Cardiac Procedures During COVID-19
BCS Statement The COVID-19 pandemic has placed immense pressure on the national health service, with frontline hospital services re-organised to handle the surge in cases.…
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COVID-19: Disentangling Ethnicity and Cardiovascular Risk
BCS Editorial By Ashwin Ajay and Ahmed Adlan Pneumonia of unknown cause began spreading in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, which led to the discovery…
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