Doctors are cautioning that using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus may be dangerous after more than 90 percent of COVID-19 patients in two studies of the drug developed signs of dangerous heart arrhythmias. If heart rhythms remain irregular for too long, it can trigger heart attack and stroke. Heart arrhythmias are a known and potentially life-threatening … Read more
Ashley Roberts cuts a stylish figure in baggy beige trousers and statement cardigan as she leaves the Heart Radio studios By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 11:51 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 11:51 BST, 4 May 2020 She has been keeping busy during coronavirus lockdown by presenting her daily showbiz segment on Heart Radio. … Read more
Ronald Koeman ‘in a stable condition’ following heart surgery after Holland manager was rushed to hospital in Amsterdam Ronald Koeman was taken to hospital after feeling pain in his chest on a bike ride He underwent a successful heart catheterization and will return home Monday The 57-year-old has been manager of his country’s national team … Read more
Marks on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wrist suggests he could have had heart surgery, say medical experts. The despot made his first alleged public appearance for 20 days yesterday when he cut the ribbon at the opening of a fertiliser factory in Sunchon, according to state media. Medical experts have assessed video footage of … Read more
She has emotionally recounted ‘dying for 40 seconds’ while giving birth to daughter Hollie back in 2012, while saying she owes her life to the NHS. And Amanda Holden paid tribute to the National Health Service once again as she left the Heart Radio studios in central London on Friday morning under a large rainbow … Read more
A healthy 12-year-old Louisiana girl’s heart stopped for two minutes after she developed a rare life-threatening inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to coronavirus. Juliet Daly almost died when the coronavirus seemed to trigger a rare heart condition, that doctors across Britain, Italy, Spain and now the US are warning proves the virus could be deadly … Read more
Children could be at risk of suffering deadly heart damage if Kawasaki disease is misdiagnosed as coronavirus, top medics fear. NHS chiefs have warned of a spike in youngsters with an ‘inflammatory syndrome’, which has left a dozen critically-ill in intensive care. Health officials fear it is a complication of COVID-19 and say it has … Read more
A spike in heart attacks in mid-February could have been an early sign that the coronavirus was starting to spread in New York City before it became the epicenter for the illness in mid-March. Data from New York shows that there was an uptick in 911 calls for cardiac arrest in Brooklyn and Queens in … Read more
Obesity raises the risk of dying from coronavirus by nearly 40 per cent, according to a major study of data collected from NHS hospitals. The research, based on 17,000 COVID-19 admissions, revealed that overall a third of Britons hospitalised with the life-threatening virus die. Death rates were 37 per cent higher among obese patients, second … Read more
The first US coronavirus victim, Patricia Dowd, 57 (pictured), died from a ruptured heart, which was triggered by an attack from the virus, an autopsy report reveals The first coronavirus victim in the US died from a ruptured heart, which was triggered by an attack from the virus, an autopsy report reveals. Patricia Dowd, a … Read more