This commentary refers to ‘Characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and cardiac disease in Northern Italy’, by R.M. Inciardi et al., doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa583.

Purpose: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) carries a very high mortality even after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Currently, information given to relatives regarding prognosis following resuscitation is ...

Opiates are the traditional analgesics used in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Pharmacodynamic studies indicate that opiates delay the absorption of orally administered P2Y 12 inhibitors and the ...