The 2020/2021 autumn/winter season presents a significant challenge to the delivery of healthcare services, both in primary care and in hospitals, especially with a resurgence of cases of Covid-19 occurring at the time of writing. At an individual level, the consequences of dual infection with Covid-19 and other...

Association of use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers with testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)

Mehta N, Kalra A, Nowacki AS et al 

JAMA Cardiol 2020, May 5  doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1855 [Published online]

The role of...

Covid-19 is a novel pathogenic virus caused by Sars-CoV2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.¹ Most people who are infected with Covid-19 will experience respiratory symptoms but will recover. The HSE estimates about 80% of people will experience the disease as a mild illness and will recover without...

Covid-19: Cardiology

Cell type-specific expression of the putative SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 in human hearts

Nicin L, Abplanalp WT, Mellentin H et al

European Heart Journal, 2020, Apr 15 ehaa311   doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa311

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) has been identified as a...

Ours is a three-GP practice in Co Kildare, with two practice nurses, four administrators and a visiting psychologist. We moved premises in December last year after 20 years in the previous location. We felt that as we were bedding in to the new set-up we had experienced rather enough profound disruption for at...