23: COVID-19 And Cardiovascular Disease
23: COVID-19 And Cardiovascular Disease

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“We are at war with a pandemic and the enemy is not each other, it’s the virus.”

 

In this latest episode, Ankur Kalra, MD meets with Andrew Sauer, MD, co-author of upcoming paper in US Cardiology Review on COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease that provides a concise and current summary of cardiovascular complications from COVID-19.

 

Hear them discuss the latest issues surrounding the pandemic, the known cardiac implications and the rapidly emerging data.

 

Submit your question to Ankur via: podcast@radciffe-group.com. Hosted by @AnkurKalraMD. Produced by @RadcliffeCARDIO.


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