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Intensive Versus Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation: Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in a 2016–2020 Retrospective Medicare Cohort

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. Background:Traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves cardiovascular outcomes and reduces mortality, but less is known about the relative benefit of intensive CR (ICR) which incorporates greater lifestyle education through 72 sessions (versus 36 in CR). female).

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PO-06-028 SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES OF LEADLESS PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION IN THE UNITED STATES – INSIGHT FROM NATIONAL READMISSION DATABASE 2016-2020

HeartRhythm

Since its first Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in 2016, there has been a significant uptrend in the utilization of leadless pacemakers (LL-PPM).

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Abstract TMP100: Acute Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults: A Comparative Analysis of Outcomes and Mortality in Metabolically Healthy Obese vs. Normal Weight Individuals, 2016-2019 Cohort

Stroke Journal

Analyzing acute ischemic stroke (AIS) trends and outcomes in MHO vs. metabolically healthy normal weight (MH-NW).Methods:Data Methods:Data from the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2019) was analyzed to identify young MHO and MH-NW AIS patients using ICD-10 codes. The median AIS patient age was 35.

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Abstract TP262: Trends, Odds, Burdens and Outcomes of Metabolically Healthy Obesity in Stroke Related Hospitalizations of Elderly Patients - A Nationwide Analysis, 2016-2019

Stroke Journal

Background:Obesity has been associated with an increase in the risk of stroke and poor outcomes. Trends, demographics, comorbidities, and outcomes were then compared between the two cohorts.Results:Overall Prevalence of stroke was higher in the MHO-ve cohort (2.4% p<0.001) compared to the MHO+ve cohort.

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Abstract 195: Changing Trends of Thrombolysis and Thrombectomy for Low Severity Stroke: National Inpatient Sample Analysis (2016?2020)

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

1) This study aims to examine the evolving trends of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), and their combination in low NIHSS acute ischemic stroke (AIS) management in the United States from 2016 to 2020.MethodsWe MethodsWe accessed the national inpatient sample database from 2016 through 2020.

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Outcomes of pulmonary endarterectomy for patients with pulmonary artery sarcoma

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

This study aims to present our institutional experience and the outcomes of pulmonary endarterectomy for PAS.MethodsWe gathered clinical characteristics, intraoperative data, postoperative outcomes, and prognosis information from PAS patients who underwent surgical treatment at our institution between December 2016 and September 2023.ResultsA

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Association of Cannabis Use With Cardiovascular Outcomes Among US Adults

Journal of the American Heart Association

We assessed the association of cannabis use (number of days of cannabis use in the past 30 days) with self‐reported cardiovascular outcomes (coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, stroke, and a composite measure of all 3) in multivariable regression models, adjusting for tobacco use and other characteristics in adults 18 to 74 years old.