For Heart Patients
Information about the new coronavirus changes quickly as experts learn more about the disease.
CardioSmart is the patient education initiative of the American College of Cardiology. CardioSmart wants to help you stay up-to-date on COVID-19 and how it affects people living with heart disease. Here are highlights for patients of information released by the American College of Cardiology:
- Patients Urged to Continue Blood Pressure and Heart Failure Medications Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Mar 18, 2020
The HFSA/ACC/AHA issued a joint statement about COVID-19 and a group of drugs used to treat high blood pressure or heart failure.
- Heart Patients Warned of Risks from Coronavirus
Mar 13, 2020
People with heart disease seem to be at higher risk of developing serious illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).