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COVID-19 causes lighter heart damage during second vs first wave of infections

COVID-19 causes lighter heart damage during second vs first wave of infections

20 Dec 2021

In fatal cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), cardiac inflammation, cardiomyocyte injury, and microvascular thrombogenicity are substantially lower in the second vs first wave of infections, a new study has found.

COVID-19 causes lighter heart damage during second vs first wave of infections

20 Dec 2021
Physical frailty prognostic of disability, mortality in COPD

Physical frailty prognostic of disability, mortality in COPD

19 Dec 2021

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients frequently develop physical frailty, which provides prognostic information, a study has found.

Physical frailty prognostic of disability, mortality in COPD

19 Dec 2021
Reduced kidney function, urine output tied to kidney nonrecovery in COVID-19 patients

Reduced kidney function, urine output tied to kidney nonrecovery in COVID-19 patients

19 Dec 2021

Among critically ill patients with COVID-19, those who present with lower baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and reduced urine output at the time of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) initiation are more likely to experience kidney nonrecovery, according to a study.

Reduced kidney function, urine output tied to kidney nonrecovery in COVID-19 patients

19 Dec 2021