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Age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease in women: a prospective cohort study

Heart BMJ

Primary outcome was new-onset CVD (self-reported heart disease/stroke) based on survey data at Wave 2 (2012–2015) and/or Wave 3 (2018–2020). Methods The Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study prospectively recruited participants aged ≥45 years (n=267 357) between 2005 and 2009 (New South Wales, Australia).

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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

Demographic, clinical, and diagnostic data, as well as follow-up outcomes, were reviewed. Patients with RP-HCM showed the poorest outcomes, with a follow-up mortality rate of 42.86%. Only 10.4% (22/212) of patients underwent genetic testing, yet the positive detection rate was 63.7% (14/22).ConclusionsThis

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Chelation Therapy Does Not Improve Outcomes after Heart Attack

DAIC

The TACT2 study was designed to replicate the results of a previous trial, TACT , which reported in 2012 that chelation reduced subsequent cardiovascular events after a heart attack. Food and Drug Administration to treat lead poisoning, but studies investigating its use for other conditions have yielded mixed results.

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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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Neurodevelopmental Outcomes for Individuals With Congenital Heart Disease: Updates in Neuroprotection, Risk-Stratification, Evaluation, and Management: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Circulation

This American Heart Association scientific statement serves as an update to the 2012 statement on the evaluation and management of neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease.

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Around 10% of Deaths from Coronary Stenting, Balloon Angioplasty are Preventable

DAIC

The research team analyzed deaths after PCI occurring at 39 Michigan hospitals participating in BMC2 between 2012 and 2014. These hospitals use procedural and outcome data to inform quality projects to improve care and patient outcomes. For more information: [link] If you enjoy this content, please share it with a colleague

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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. A random-effects meta-analysis assessed outcomes, and additional analyses identified effective RPM components.