COMMENTARY Christopher Labos, MD, CM, MSc, FRCPC DISCLOSURES | August 30, 2024 Christopher Labos, MD CM, MSc, FRCPC In 490 BC, Pheidippides (or possibly Philippides) ran from Athens to Sparta to ask for military aid against the invading Persian army, then back to Athens, then off to the battlefield of Marathon, then back to Athens...
by Chung Ang University Researchers analyze primary and secondary cardiovascular outcomes in 132,784 inpatients with COVID-19 (October 8, 2020 to September 30, 2021) and 31,173 inpatients with non-COVID-19 pneumonia (January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019) in Korea. The results indicate a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in COVID-19 patients. Credit: Won-Young Kim, Chung-Ang UniversityThe...
by American Heart Association Smoky haze over New York, NY. Credit: American Heart Association As wildfires spread across southern Canada, smoke from those fires is rapidly drifting into the U.S. The American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary organization focused on heart and brain health for all, warns that wildfire smoke exposure poses an increased risk...
