Current and evolving standards of care for patients with ARDS – Annals of Intensive Care Commentary on Twitter #ARDS current & evolving standards of care➡️ definition 10y after Berlin ➡️ MV: P/volume limits; PEEP & recruitment; spontaneous breathing➡️ adjuncts: proning; NMBAs; iNO; #ECMO➡️ pharmacotherapy: steroids; fluids; specific agents➡️ #COVID19#FOAMcc https://t.co/rXGsAs2M4D pic.twitter.com/6FRWXtBiME — Intens Care […]
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Prognostic Utility of Right Ventricular Remodeling Over Conventional Risk Stratification in Patients With COVID-19 – Journal of the American College of Cardiology Commentaries: Utility of RV Remodeling Over Risk Stratification in COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology AND Damage to heart’s right ventricle predicts a greater chance of death from COVID-19 – Weill Cornell Medical […]
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Aspirin to be investigated as a possible treatment for COVID-19 in the RECOVERY trial – University of Oxford Commentary: Aspirin to be tested as potential COVID-19 drug in UK study – Reuters
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Characterization of Myocardial Injury in Patients With COVID-19 – Journal of the American College of Cardiology Commentary: Study identifies cardiac structural damage experienced by COVID-19 patients – Mount Sinai Health System / News Medical
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Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on Clinical Status at 14 Days in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Editorial: Misguided Use of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19: The Infusion of Politics Into Science Commentary: Hydroxychloroquine does not benefit adults hospitalized with COVID-19 – NIH News Releases
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News Release: Pfizer and Biontech announce vaccine candidate against Covid-19 achieved success in first interim analysis from phase 3 study Commentaries: What Pfizer’s landmark COVID vaccine results mean for the pandemic – Nature AND Covid-19: Vaccine candidate may be more than 90% effective, interim results indicate – The BMJ AND Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine […]
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Advanced Management of Intermediate- and High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: JACC Focus Seminar – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period) Podcast: Advanced Management of Intermediate- and High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: JACC Focus Seminar
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Postmortem lungs of COVID-19 patients show massive damage- CIDRAP Original article: Persistence of viral RNA, pneumocyte syncytia and thrombosis are hallmarks of advanced COVID-19 pathology – EBioMedicine
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High Prevalence of Pericardial Involvement in College Student-Athletes Recovering From COVID-19 – JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging Commentary on Twitter The heart and #COVID19 in 54 consecutive college athletes @WVUHealth w/ echo, MRIhttps://t.co/76DvMNaeBL @JACCJournals todayhttps://t.co/hMyY8cQNln @ppsengupta1 @BritoCardio >1/3 had resolving pericarditis with mild-moderate covid or no symptoms; no myocarditis, no controls pic.twitter.com/GTj3JZxL26 — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) […]
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Pharmacological principles guiding prolonged glucocorticoid treatment in ARDS – Intensive Care Medicine Commentary on Twitter Glucocorticoids in #ARDS… focus not only on molecule! Key elements to achieve optimal response to therapy:➡️ dosage (initial, overtime, adjustments)➡️ timing of initiation➡️ mode of administration➡️ duration of therapy➡️ tapering➡️ co-interventionshttps://t.co/4b9vtNXsb7 pic.twitter.com/X6UZyMSI1r — Intens Care Med (@yourICM) November 4, […]
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