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Cardiovascular events not uncommon in ICU-admitted COVID-19 survivors
One out of five severe COVID-19 survivors who underwent mechanical ventilation have coronary artery disease (CAD), a quarter have subclinical left ventricular dysfunction defined as reduced echocardiographic global longitudinal strain (GLS), and 42 percent have cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) abnormalities, reports a study.

Statins reduce death, mechanical ventilation use in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who are treated with statins are less likely to undergo invasive mechanical ventilation or die, according to the results of a multicentre study in the US.

Antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccines in older people: Recent evidence & local data
Older adults have weaker antibody responses to two doses of COVID-19 vaccines [ie, mRNA-based BNT162b2 vaccine and inactivated CZ02 vaccine] vs younger individuals, but a booster dose mounts SARS-CoV-2 neutralization activities to a high level, according to data presented at AIM 2022.





