AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION Embargoed until 4 a.m. CT/5 a.m. ET Thursday, March 31, 2022 DALLAS, March 31, 2022 — People who survive an ischemic stroke are much more likely to develop major heart complications during the first month after their stroke, and, as a result, they also have an increased risk of death, heart attack or another stroke within...
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Imaging test may predict patients most at risk of some heart complications from COVID-19
JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have shown that a type of echocardiogram, a common test to evaluate whether a person’s heart is pumping properly, may be useful in predicting which patients with COVID-19 are most at risk of developing atrial fibrillation — an irregular heartbeat that can increase a person’s risk for heart...