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One in 10 patients fully recover from consciousness disorders after severe COVID-19
Among patients who suffer from disorders of consciousness (DoC) after severe COVID-19, around 10 percent can achieve functional independence after 1 year, reports a study presented at the recently concluded 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN 2022).

Annual flu jab in HF patients may lower hospitalization, pneumonia risk
An annual influenza vaccination does not lower the risk of cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), though it may reduce the risk of pneumonia and hospitalization, according to results of the IVVE study presented at ACC.22.

Prolonged QTc in hospitalized COVID-19 patients tied to increased mortality risk
Prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc), as determined via electrocardiogram (ECG), may indicate an elevated risk of myocardial injury and death in patients hospitalized for COVID-19, according to a prospective study from Israel presented at EHRA 2022.

Pandemic-related delays in thrombolysis worsens outcomes
Patients who have had to delay their intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) procedures due to the COVID-19 pandemic suffer from worse short-term clinical outcomes such as higher rates of mortality and hospice care, reports a study presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN 2022). These patients are also less likely to be discharged to their homes or to rehabilitation facilities.

CVT risk higher after COVID-19 than COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
An observational study from Singapore has shown that the incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following SARS-CoV-2 infection is greater than that following receipt of an mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.




