Date: July 21, 2020 Source 1: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: A series of autopsies conducted by LSU Health New Orleans pathologists shows the damage to the hearts of COVID-19 patients is not the expected Read More …
Tag: Cardiac
Critically ill COVID-19 patients are 10 times more likely to develop cardiac arrhythmias
Study suggests cardiac arrests and arrhythmias are likely triggered by systemic illness, not solely due to the viral infection itself Date: June 22, 2020 Source 1: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Patients with COVID-19 who Read More …
No evidence blanket ‘do-not-resuscitate’ orders for COVID-19 patients are necessary; investigators urge caution
Date: May 22, 2020 Source 1: American Heart Association Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: It’s inappropriate to consider blanket do-not-resuscitate orders for COVID-19 patients because adequate data is not yet available on US survival rates for in-hospital resuscitation of COVID-19 patients Read More …