Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Have a Small Risk of Heart Failure
Doctors are encouraged to watch for symptoms in acute hospitalization
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May 11, 2021 Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 may be at risk of developing heart failure even if they do not have a previous history of heart disease or cardiovascular risk factors, a new Mount Sinai study shows.
Researchers say that while these instances are rare, doctors should be aware of this potential complication. The study, published in the April 26 online issue of the
“This is one of the largest studies to date to specifically capture instances of new heart failure diagnosis among patients hospitalized with COVID-19. While rare, the finding of new heart failure was more common among patients with preexisting cardiovascular risk factors or disease. But there were select individuals who developed new heart failure without risk factors or disease. We need to learn more about how SARS-CoV-2 [the virus that caus
The contemporary cardiology workplace is fraught with hostility, including discrimination and harassment, according to new data from a global survey. A very low response rate, however, raises questions as to why clinicians refrained from participating in the project.
Also this week, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), released a consensus report on professionalism and ethics that potentially could help rectify many of the issues hindering physician well-being in the workplace.
The survey, published in the May 18, 2021, issue of the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, is far from the first to document a challenging culture in medicine generally and in cardiology specifically. But lead author Garima Sharma, MD (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD), told TCTMD it is the first to consolidate international perspectives: from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, the European Union, the Middle East, O
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These concrete steps could help fight racism in health care
Michael Merschel, American Heart Association News
May 11, 2021
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Doctors, hospitals and medical schools should take specific actions to fight the structural racism that threatens the health of millions of Americans, according to a new report meant to help guide the medical establishment.
Among the recommendations, which are part of the 2020 American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Consensus Conference on Professionalism and Ethics report:
– Medical schools should require first-year students to take a course on social justice, race and racism, and trainees should spend time immersed in the communities they serve.
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Workplace harassment and discrimination were highly prevalent in cardiology, with certain groups in particular bearing the brunt of these challenges, an international survey found.
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) surveyed cardiologists in the fall of 2019. Of the more than 5,000 respondents across the globe, 44% reported experiencing a hostile work environment on at least one occasion namely emotional harassment, discrimination, and sexual harassment according to Garima Sharma, MD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues.
Workplace hostility was reported by groups across all regions, races or ethnicities, and both sexes and all gender identifications. However, it was significantly more likely in women (68% vs 37% for men; adjusted OR 3.39, 95% CI 2.97-3.86) and early-career doctors in practice for 2 to 5 years (54% vs 36% for those in practice over 20 years; adjusted OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.14-1.43), they reported