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Clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors in pediatric hypertrophic, restrictive, and rapidly progressive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a retrospective cohort study with follow-up

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The independent risk factors for mortality included left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), pulmonary hypertension, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels (P<0.05). LVEF, pulmonary hypertension, and LDL levels are critical prognostic factors, offering insights for risk assessment and management in affected children.

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Does Value Based Care Improve Cardiology?

CardiacWire

MSSP was introduced in 2012 to improve care quality and lower Medicare costs by having ACOs assume responsibility for Medicare beneficiaries costs and care quality. As an incentive, Medicare then makes fee-for-service payments and shares the savings with ACOs if cost and care quality benchmarks are met.

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Relationship between psychological distress, health behaviours and future reports of hypertension among adults in East Zimbabwe: a cohort study

Open Heart

Introduction Extensive cross-sectional evidence has demonstrated an association between psychological distress (PD) and hypertension. In 2012–2013, PD was measured using the Shona Symptom Questionnaire, a screening tool validated for use in Shona-speaking countries including Zimbabwe (cut-off point: 7). Results In 2012, 10.4%

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Do you need to be a trained health care professional to diagnose subtle OMI on the ECG?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He learned more about the patient: A 77 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the ED at around 0520 after waking up at 0400 with 10/10 chest heaviness radiating to both arms. By the summer of 2012, he could read an ECG for OMI better than any doctor I knew.

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Latino–White Disparities in Identification and Control of Elevated Blood Pressure Among Adults With Hypertension

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundStudies analyzing blood pressure (BP) management using the hypertension control cascade have consistently shown disparities in hypertension awareness, treatment, and BP control between Latino patients and non‐Latino White patients. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. 1.24]; aOR, 1.07 [95% CI, 1.02–1.12],

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Recurrent Stroke Prediction by Applying a Stroke Polygenic Risk Score in the Japanese Population

Stroke Journal

We used an independent BBJ2 (BBJ second cohort; recruited between 2012 and 2017, n=41 929) as a test sample to evaluate the association of the metaGRS with stroke and recurrent stroke. There was no association at all in the hypertension group (adjusted odds ratio, 1.21 [95% CI, 0.692.13];P=0.50).CONCLUSIONS:The

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Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He has a medical hx notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and previous tobacco use disorder. Uncontrolled coronary spasm may be associated with serious arrhythmias , including cardiac arrest ( Looi et al — Postgrad Med, 2012 ; Tan et al — Eur Heart J Case Rep, 2018 ; Chevalier et al — JACC, 1998 ; Rodriguez-Manero — EP Europace, 2018 ).