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Remote patient monitoring in heart failure: A comprehensive meta‐analysis of effective programme components for hospitalization and mortality reduction

European Journal of Heart Failure

Methods and results A systematic search of electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL) identified randomized controlled trials from January 2012 to June 2023, comparing non-invasive RPM interventions for HF with usual care. Effective components include self-management, education modules, and video communication.

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STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

DAIC

The conference, healthcare’s leading scientific and educational convening specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, has a rich history of showcasing clinical trials with a strong foundation of detailed methodology and trusted data collection governed by ethical clinical principles.

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CDC Role in the CHD Community

Conquering CHD

CHSTRONG KIDS gathers information about healthcare use, education, social experiences, and quality of life from families of children with heart defects. We will gather information about healthcare use, education, social experiences, and quality of life from families of children with heart defects.

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Remembering CMHC Chair Dr. George L. Bakris: An Exceptional Leader, Mentor, and Educator in Nephrology and Hypertension 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Bakris worked as a professor of medicine and director of the Comprehensive Hypertension Center within the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Chicago Medicine, where he advanced research and educated future medical professionals, and provide expert care to patients since 2006.

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Heart-Valve-Surgery.Com and Medtronic Launch Novel "Aortic Stenosis Patient Activation Platform" to Empower Patients

DAIC

During the past 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the use of TAVR for aortic stenosis as the estimated number of TAVR procedures performed per year in the United States has increased from 4,600 procedures in 2012 to over 100,000 procedures in 20233.

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Systolic blood pressure at age 40 and 30-year stroke risk in men and women

Open Heart

Methods We included 2608 stroke-free individuals from the Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study, a Norwegian regional study conducted in 2012–2015 of the 1950 birth cohort, who had previously participated in the Age 40 Program, a nationwide health examination study conducted in 1990–1993. Results The mean age was 40.1±0.3

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Adherence to a handheld device-based atrial fibrillation screening protocol is associated with clinical outcomes

Heart BMJ

Female sex and lower education were factors associated with both optimal adherence and adherence consistency in both studies. Female sex and lower educational attainment were associated with ≥100% adherence and adherence consistency. to 1.51), p=0.001), including stroke (HR 1.68 (1.22 to 2.32), p=0.001) and dementia (1.67 (1.27