HEART HEALTH

A 22-year-old woman who died two days after participating in a protest related to the death of George Floyd, died of natural causes – not from exposure to pepper spray, an autopsy determined.

A new study released by the Journal of the American Medical Association on Thursday found that cardiomyopathy, or "Broken Heart Syndrome," has increased during the coronavirus pandemic.

Fox News contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier told "America's Newsroom" Tuesday that it would be a good idea for President Trump to don a mask and "lead by example" as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

Certain groups of patients, including those with heart disease, tend to develop more severe forms of COVID-19 and have a much higher likelihood of death once infected.   

A technique called "proning" can be the difference between life and death for critical COVID-19 patients, Southern Hills Hospital ICU Medical Director Dr. Christopher Voscopoulos said Friday.

The novel coronavirus mainly attacks the lungs. But doctors have been increasingly reporting cases of another battlefield raging within the body: the heart.

COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, is now the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. -- killing more people on average per day than cancer or heart disease.

Heart damage in COVID-19 patients is indicative that the deadly virus acts like a chameleon, Dr. Mehmet Oz said Wednesday.

As coronavirus tears through the world, public health professionals and medical experts are endeavoring to solve the many mysteries surrounding who the novel disease is striking the hardest, and put together something of a profile to determine who is more likely to get infected, who is more likely to require intensive care, and who is more likely to succumb to the officially termed COVID-19.

As we race to respond to this pandemic, we need to protect and provide care for the most vulnerable among us, including people living with cardiovascular disease and other chronic diseases.