COVID Vax & Myocarditis; Ejection Fractions on EKG; Southerners Still Unwell

— Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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European regulators are looking into cases of among people who got the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. (FiercePharma)

Data from London and Wuhan, China show , a measure of preclinical heart failure, to be the strongest predictor of survival in COVID-19. (Hypertension)

Healthcare workers who recovered from mild COVID-19 had no worse compared with peers with no SARS-CoV-2 infection. (JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging)

However, was observed among recovered young people, according to a paper in Experimental Physiology.

For patients with chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes, the investigational anti-mineralocorticoid agent finerenone reduced cardiovascular events in the , Bayer announced.

Survival was more likely after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest than one with a neurologic cause. (Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Low ejection fraction could be detected using an EKG algorithm , according to the EAGLE trial. (Nature Medicine)

was associated with a persistent elevation in stroke risk for women even 40 years later. (Circulation)

Black women already start to show disproportionately high rates of obesity and hypertension, according to a study to be presented at the upcoming American College of Cardiology meeting.

Extended follow-up of the HOPE-3 cohort of rosuvastatin's cardiovascular benefits. (European Heart Journal)

People continue to have the worst heart health in the U.S., say researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

report having particularly poor diet, exercise, and sleep behaviors that put them at higher cardiovascular risk. (Molecular Autism)

Cleveland Clinic researchers report that an that prompts providers to secure cardiology follow-up appointments at discharge improved follow-up though did not reduce 30-day readmissions. (npj Digital Medicine)

SARS-CoV-2 is than blood vessels and other organs, a Critical Care study of ICU patients showed.

The mechanism of may be related to seizures and a slower heart rate during sleep, according to a report in Epilepsia.

Eat your meat, egg, fish, and nuts for better heart health? A mouse study suggests so. (Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology)

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    Nicole Lou is a reporter for , where she covers cardiology news and other developments in medicine.