Med Page Today

MAY 6, 2024

In July 2013, Travis was hospitalized. (MedPage Today) -- With some help from artificial intelligence (AI), country music star Randy Travis, celebrated for his timeless hits like "Forever and Ever, Amen" and "I Told You So," has his voice back.

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DAIC

JULY 3, 2024

Researchers found that Between January 2013 and September 2023, private equity firms acquired 41 outpatient cardiology practices, corresponding to 342 clinic sites. “Private equity acquisitions in other specialties have been shown to decrease quality and increase costs, so it is critical to understand the impact on cardiology.”

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Adequate BP control was defined as BP <140/90 mmHg according to 2013 ESH/ESC guidelines. Methods IBERICAN is an ongoing prospective cohort study, whose primary objective is to determine the frequency, incidence, and distribution of CVRF in the adult Spanish population seen in primary care settings. These patients were older (65.8 ± 10.9

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Blood Pressure Hypertension Obesity Risk Factors 134

Ken Grauer, MD

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Figure-5: Pages 1 and 2 on Pros & Cons of using Adenosine ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ). Figure-6: Pages 3 and 4 on Pros & Cons of using Adenosine ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ). = See Figure-5 and -6 — for more on Adenosine.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 22, 2024

How do the national estimates of 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk using the 2013 pooled cohort equations (PCEs) compare to the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) equations regarding recommendations for statin in primary prevention?

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Cardiovascular Disease Article 63

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Results Of the 2336 patients who underwent TAVR from October 2013 to July 2017, 89 patients (3.8%) had active cancer, whereas 2247 did not. Among patients with active cancer, 49 had limited-stage cancer (stage 1 or 2). The prevalent cancers identified before TAVR were colon (21%), prostate (18%), lung (15%), liver (11%) and breast (9%).

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Aortic valve Cancer Aortic TAVR 98

HCPLive

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

A Q&A with a pediatric gastroenterologist on new data detailing trends in water bead injuries in the US from 2013 through 2023.

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Open Heart

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Furthermore, thrombogenicity was measured using the Total Thrombus-Formation Analysis System (T-TAS) in 536 consecutive patients undergoing PCI between August 2013 and March 2017 at Kumamoto University Hospital. The secondary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).

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CardiacWire

JULY 13, 2024

Allegations claim that between 2013 to 2020 three decorated Baylor St. However, a Medicare fraud settlement featuring some of Houston’s most prominent institutions and cardiac surgeons reveals the pitfalls of this incentive structure.

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Medicare Transplant Hospital Patient Care 109

Ken Grauer, MD

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This highlights the pros and cons for using Adenosine — which I review in Figure-5 and Figure-6 ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ). Figure-5: Pages 1 and 2 on Pros & Cons of using Adenosine ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ). Figure-6: Pages 3 and 4 on Pros & Cons of using Adenosine ( excerpted from my ACLS-2013-ePub ).

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Blog Arrhythmia Heart Disease 115

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A cross-sectional study of cardiovascular devices subject to Class I recalls from 2013 through 2022, found that most recalled devices did not undergo clinical testing before authorization and were not required to undergo postmarket surveillance studies.

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CardiacWire

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the first study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting , researchers analyzed outcomes from 37k California-based patients who underwent SAVR or TAVR between 2013 to 2021… Of the 2,360 patients under the age of 60, 22% received TAVR and 78% received SAVR.

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TAVR Aortic valve Bicuspid/Mitral Aortic 69

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 21, 2024

Methods Embase and Medline databases were searched to identify related studies from January 1, 2013 to December 4, 2023. This systematic review aimed to appraise the performance and quality of supervised DL tools for the segmentation of cardiac structures on CT.

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Pulmonary Research 59

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Sepsis-associated CVD mortality decreased between 1999 and 2013, from AAMR of 65.7 in 2013 (APC 1.06*%, 95% CI: 2.12% to 0.26%), then rose to 74.3 in 1999 to 58.8 in 2022 (APC 3.23*%, 95% CI: 2.18%5.40%). Throughout the study period, mortality rates were highest in men, NH Black adults, and elderly adults (65+ years old).

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Cardiovascular Disease COVID-19 Research Hospital 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Severe AAC was defined as Kauppila score >5.

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Aortic Research 59

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

AUGUST 17, 2024

He died in 2013 at the age of 49. Darrell Dixon's father was just 25 when he had a major heart attack in the rural Mississippi Delta. By his early 40s, a series of additional attacks had left his heart muscle too weak to pump enough blood to his body.

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Heart attacks Heart Attack Heart Disease Research 45

Ken Grauer, MD

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Section 20 ( 54 pages = the " long " Answer ) from my ACLS-2013-Arrhythmias Expanded Version provides detailed discussion of WHAT the AV Blocks are — and what they are not ! Section 2F ( 6 pages = the " short " Answer ) from my ECG-2014 Pocket Brain book provides quick written review of the AV Blocks ( This is a free download ).

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Open Heart

MARCH 27, 2024

Methods The prospective Mater TAVI database was divided into time tertiles based on when TAVI was performed: Group A, November 2008–April 2013; Group B, April 2013–September 2017; and Group C, September 2017–February 2022. Patient and procedural characteristics and clinical outcomes were compared across groups.

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Aortic valve Aortic Outcomes Hospital 52

DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2024

From a pool of 37,011 patients, the study identified 2,360 patients under the age of 60 years who underwent these procedures, with 22% receiving TAVR and 78% SAVR.

Aortic valve 111

Aortic valve TAVR Aortic Outcomes 111

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Data from the 2013-2018 National Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), an AHRQ dataset containing a weighted 20% sample of US ED encounters were analyzed. Between 2013 and 2018, utilization of CTA and CTP increased 8-fold and 20-fold, respectively in the transferred population.

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Cerebrovascular Disease Hospital Strokes Stroke 40

Open Heart

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Methods Demographic, clinical and outcome data for all patients undergoing PPCI in Leeds General Infirmary, UK, between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2011, and 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2013, were obtained prospectively.

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Outcomes 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Physical activity was measured using the modified Baecke Physical Activity Questionnaire at three different visits between 1987 and 2013. Physical activity trajectories over 25 years were identified using latent class trajectory modeling. The primary outcome was the incidence of AF.

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Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes Research 59

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JULY 15, 2024

In 2013, the FDA approved an implantable device to treat leaky heart valves. Among its inventors was Mehmet Oz, the former television personality and former U.S. Senate candidate widely known as "Dr.

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Heart Valves 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Methods This study analyzed 2,771 publications related to patient management after valve replacement published in the Web of Science Core Collection database between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2022.

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Research Aortic valve Artificial Heart Heart Valves 59

Ken Grauer, MD

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Section 20 ( 54 pages = the " long " Answer ) from my ACLS-2013-Arrhythmias Expanded Version provides detailed discussion of WHAT the AV Blocks ar e — and what they are not ! Section 2F ( 6 pages = the " short " Answer ) from my ECG-2014 Pocket Brain book provides quick written review of the AV Blocks ( This is a free download ).

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We defined MNS as a score of ≤5 points on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. We conducted logistic regression analysis using variables for pre-stroke BBBc ARBs initiation, calculated propensity scores for pre-stroke BBBc ARBs use, and implemented one-to-one propensity score matching (PSM).

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Strokes Stroke Outcomes 74

Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

JANUARY 16, 2024

Treatment-modulated tumor and systemic immune markers and responding tumors were more immune inflamed than nonresponding.CONCLUSION Ceralasertib monotherapy was tolerated at 160 mg BD intermittently and associated with antitumor activity.TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT02223923, EudraCT: 2013-003994-84.FUNDING

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Cancer Research 61

ECG Cases

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Yet according to a 2013 Medscape survey, 40% of physicians reported burnout in U.S. Burnout – it’s the elephant in the room that we all know about but prefer not to discuss.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 9, 2024

These models were used to examine the impact of baseline sleep duration on CVD, considering age (middle-aged/elderly) and gender (male/female) groups.ResultsOver the 8-year follow-up, 2,359 CVD events were recorded.

Cardiovascular Disease 52

Cardiovascular Disease Research 52

Heart BMJ

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

In a Global Burden of Disease analysis, the prevalence of obesity was found to have doubled in more than 70 countries from 1980 to 2013. The prevalence of obesity has been rising faster than most other known modifiable risk factors. 1 This makes cardiovascular risk management a priority goal in people with obesity.

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Obesity Blood Pressure BMI Risk Factors 52

DAIC

JANUARY 3, 2024

Diagnostic Utility of a Novel Leadless Arrhythmia Monitoring Device, American Journal of Cardiology , 2013. Comparison of 24-hour Holter monitoring vs. 14-day novel adhesive patch electrocardiographic monitoring. American Heart Journal of Medicine , 2014. Turakhia, M. Mensah, AH. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risks, 1990-2022.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 3, 2024

Methods and Results This study included a total of 2,379 individuals aged over 40 years, and their information was obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted (NHANES) in 2013–2014. The measurement of AAC was conducted through dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and assessed using the Kauppila scoring system.

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Aortic Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease 59

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

LV-only (LVo) CRT was recognized in the 2013 ESC guidelines as non-inferior to bi-ventricular (biV) CRT. In a triple-chamber device, LVo extends device service life, reduces atrial fibrillation risk. LVo programs have been proposed but have not been shown to be superior to biV due to the lack of an individualized LV AV delay optimization.

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Atrial Fibrillation 40

CardiacWire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Encouragingly, the number of annual IVC filter insertions across the study population decreased from 44,680 in 2013 to 19,501 in 2021. One potential reason for our low filter retrieval rates could be because the doctors placing IVC filters are often different from the physicians following these patients long-term. However, the U.S.

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Blood Clot Thrombosis Embolism Medicare 59

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

DECEMBER 26, 2023

However, the association between delays in bystander CPR and OHCA survival is poorly understood.Methods:In this observational study using a nationally representative US registry, we identified patients who received bystander CPR from a layperson for a witnessed OHCA from 2013 to 2021. years and 25, 197 (32.3%) were women.

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Cardiac Arrest Hospital Circulation Outcomes 76

Physiologically Speaking

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology , 7 (8), a019141. link] 5 Martina, J. A., & Puertollano, R. Rag GTPases mediate amino acid-dependent recruitment of TFEB and MITF to lysosomes. The Journal of Cell Biology , 200 (4), 475–491. link] 6 Panzhinskiy, E., Bagchi, D., & Nair, S.

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Cancer Physiology Research Laboratory 98

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The 10-year ASCVD risk was assessed using the 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines & pooled cohort equations model. Six anthropometric indices—waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), a body shape index (ABSI), body roundness index (BRI), and waist-to-height 0.5 ratio (WHT.5R)—were 5R)—were calculated.

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