Racial Prevalence Trends of Arthritis Among US Adults: 2011 – 2018 Analysis
HCPLive
JUNE 24, 2024
A national survey provides insight into the prevalence of arthritis based on race in the US from 2011 – 2018.
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Psychologically Distressed Patients Faced Challenges During COVID-19
HCPLive
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
between 2018 and 2018. According to a new study, overall outpatient mental health care increased from 11.2% However, for individuals with serious psychological distress, the rate of care decreased from 46.5% to 40.4%.
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Association between hyperuricemia and long-term mortality in patients with hypertension: results from the NHANES 2001–2018
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Methods Data for 38,644 participants were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2018. This study aimed to investigate the association among hyperuricemia, hypertension, and all-cause mortality in a nationally representative U.S. population.
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Association between urinary cadmium levels and prevalence of coronary artery disease: NHANES cross-sectional study (2009–2018)
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
NOVEMBER 28, 2024
Weighted logistic regression was employed to elucidate the association between Cd-U and the likelihood of CHD. We investigated the link of Cd-U exposure to the prevalence of CHD using limited cubic spline models to analyze the exposure-dose relationship.
Correlation between weight-adjusted-waist index and hypertension in the US population: based on data from NHANES 2005–2018
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
adults.MethodsData were sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2005–2018. ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the association between the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and the prevalence of hypertension in U.S. In our cross-sectional study, we focused on the non-institutional U.S.
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Association between “Life's Essential 8” cardiovascular health and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among US adults from the NHANES, 2005 to 2018
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
DECEMBER 12, 2024
We aimed to explore the association between healthy lifestyle and higher LE8 score and apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in the general population.MethodsUsing NHANES data from 2005 to 2018, we included and analyzed information on 7,474 participants eligible for this study.
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Adults aged 50 – 80 years Often Experience Loneliness, Social isolation
HCPLive
DECEMBER 10, 2024
A recent study found that loneliness among adults aged 50 80 increased from 2018 to 2022 and dropped in 2023 and 2024.
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The Rise of Psychotherapy Largely Benefits Socioeconomically Advantaged Adults
HCPLive
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A study revealed that people who are older, uneducated, unemployed, below the poverty line, publicly insured, rural, and male did not increase in psychotherapy use from 2018 to 2021.
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Abstract WP77: Changes in Acute Stroke Management and Outcomes in Korea Between 2013-2014 and 2018
Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
We evaluated the changes of acute stroke management and outcomes between 2013/2014 and 2018 in Korea.Methods:We compared the most recent available ASQA data from 2018 with the data from 2013/2014. We grouped 2013 and 2014 into one group and compared them with 2018.Results:A Age of stroke patients increased slightly (67.1±13.5
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Gender differences in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among US adults: from NHANES 2005–2018
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Methods Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2005 and 2018 were analyzed. This study aims to identify the sources of gender disparities in mortality rates and quantify the extent to which these factors mediate the gender differences in all-cause mortality.
The nonlinear relationship between estimated glomerular filtration rate and cardiovascular disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2007–2018
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
This study examines the association between eGFR and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in a representative cohort of the US adult population.MethodsA cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2018.
Abstract 4119868: Statin and PCSK9 Inhibitor Utilization and Spending in Medicaid between 2018 to 2022: A National Analysis
Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
We evaluated annual trends in utilization (prescription fills) and total spending for statins and PCSK9i from 2018 to 2022, both overall and by individual drug formulation. million statin prescriptions in 2018 compared to 20.3 Spending was adjusted for inflation and reported in 2022 US dollars.Results:Medicaid beneficiaries filled 20.4
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Regional and temporal variations of spontaneous coronary artery dissection care according to consensus recommendations: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Open Heart
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Aim The first expert consensus documents on management of patients with spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) were published in 2018. We aim to review the proportion of patients with SCAD receiving consensus recommendations globally, regionally and, determine differences in practice before and after 2018.
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A Retrospective Cohort Study of the 2018 Angiotensin Receptor Blocker Recalls and Subsequent Drug Shortages in Patients With Hypertension
Journal of the American Heart Association
DECEMBER 29, 2023
BackgroundValsartan was recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration in July 2018 for carcinogenic impurities, resulting in a drug shortage and management challenges for valsartan users. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. The influence of the valsartan recall on clinical outcomes is unknown.
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45 Waitlist Outcomes in Candidates With Rare Causes of Heart Failure After Implementation of the 2018 French Heart Allocation Scheme
Circulation: Heart Failure
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
BACKGROUND:In 2018, an algorithm-based allocation system for heart transplantation (HT) was implemented in France. Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print.
Association between asthma and cardiovascular disease: evidence from the national health and nutrition examination survey 1999–2018
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
DECEMBER 20, 2024
BackgroundCardiovascular disease(CVD) remains a significant global challenge. Asthma, which is characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness and reversible and limited airflow, plays an important role in cardiovascular diseases.
Birth cohort effects on diagnosed atrial fibrillation incidence: nationwide cohort study from 1980 to 2018
Heart BMJ
APRIL 25, 2024
Background The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) shows substantial temporal trends, but the contribution of birth cohort effects is unknown. These effects refer to the relationship between birth year and the likelihood of developing AF.
ECG Blog #432 — "Should I Shock this Patient?"
Ken Grauer, MD
MAY 31, 2024
The January 30, 2018 post — for PTA. Additional review of ECG artifacts by Pérez-Riera et al ( Ann Noninvasic Electrocardiol 23:e12494, 2018 ) VT Artifact — by Knight et al: NEJM 341:1270-1274, 1999. The September 22, 2019 post — intermittent ST-T wave artifact. The August 26, 2019 post — baseline artifact.
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ECG Blog #396 — Why the Flat Line?
Ken Grauer, MD
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
For review — Check out My Comment — at the bottom of the page in the following posts on Dr. Smith's ECG Blog: The June 4, 2018 post ( LA-LL reversal ). The July 29, 2018 post ( LA-RA reversal ). The November 4, 2018 post ( Leads V1,V2 misplacement ). The February 11, 2020 post ( LA-RA reversal ).
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Heterogeneity in the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Ethnicity and Birthplace Among Asian Subgroups: Evidence From the 2010 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey
Journal of the American Heart Association
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Generalized linear models with Poisson distribution were used to examine the prevalence and prevalence ratios of self‐reported hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, physical inactivity, smoking, and overweight/obesity among Asian subgroups compared with US‐born NHW adults.
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Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 5, 2024
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 ). As a result — an ICD may need to be considered in selected cases.
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Metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general population: evidence from NHANES 2001–2018
Cardiovascular Diabetology
JULY 9, 2024
The prevalence of obesity-associated insulin resistance (IR) is increasing along with the increase in obesity rates. In this study, we compared the predictive utility of four alternative indexes of IR [triglyc.
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Trends in Alcohol Consumption among Adults with Presumed Atrial Fibrillation in the United States, 2001 to 2018
HeartRhythm
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in the U.S., with expectations that it will exceed 12 million people by 2030.1 Given the significant morbidity and mortality related to AF, focus has shifted toward its primary and secondary prevention. 2 Longer duration of abstinence has also been associated with a decreased risk of AF.
Drug offers cost-effective protection for newborns with genetic bleeding disorder
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Emicizumab (Hemlibra) was approved by the FDA in 2018 to prevent and reduce bleeding for patients who suffer from hemophilia A. Severe hemophilia A is a genetic disorder that prevents blood from clotting properly, posing a constant risk of dangerous bleeding episodes.
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Have We All Gone MAD?
American College of Cardiology
JUNE 18, 2024
Tremendous enthusiasm about mitral annulus disjunction (MAD) emerged in 2018 when Dejgaard et al. showed that, in their cohort of patients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP), MAD was associated with an increased risk of malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VAs).
Usefulness of C-reactive protein-triglyceride glucose index in detecting prevalent coronary heart disease: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2018
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
OCTOBER 14, 2024
BackgroundCoronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of mortality.
Association of atherogenic index of plasma with cardiovascular disease mortality and all-cause mortality in the general US adult population: results from NHANES 2005–2018
Cardiovascular Diabetology
JULY 15, 2024
The atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) is a critical metric for predicting cardiovascular outcomes. However, its associations with cardiovascular disease mortality (CVM) and all-cause mortality (ACM) remain unc.
The prognostic value of the stress hyperglycemia ratio for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with diabetes or prediabetes: insights from NHANES 2005–2018
Cardiovascular Diabetology
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The Stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR) is a novel marker reflecting the true acute hyperglycemia status and is associated with clinical adverse events. The relationship between SHR and mortality in patients with.
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Potential roles of IL-38, among other inflammation-related biomarkers, in predicting post-percutaneous coronary intervention cardiovascular events
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
AUGUST 2, 2024
To better understand risk/benefit indicators and provide post PCI MACE prediction, 408 patients with CHD who had undergone PCI treatment from 2018 to 2021 in Tianjin Chest hospital were retrospectively studied for their clinical characteristics in relation with the MACE occurrence during a 12-month follow-up.
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Geographic Disparities in Liver-Related Mortality Suggest Inequitable Access to Liver Transplant
HCPLive
OCTOBER 19, 2024
Liver-related mortality in the US increased by nearly 20% from 2018, with lower transplant rates observed in states with the greatest mortality.
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Cold weather may pose challenges to treating high blood pressure
Science Daily - Heart Disease
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The health records were of adults being treated for high blood pressure from 2018 to 2023 at six health care centers of varying sizes located in the southeast and midwestern United States.
ECG Video Blog #407 (292): Why the Patient Died?
Ken Grauer, MD
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The July 31, 2018 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ( Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to see My Comment ). The August 22, 2020 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — which illustrates another case of dynamic ST-T wave changes that resulted from a repolarization variant.
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Epidemiology of myocarditis following COVID-19 or influenza and use of diagnostic assessments
Open Heart
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
Patients with either incident COVID-19 diagnosis (between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021) or incident influenza diagnosis (between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018), with at least 12 months of continuous enrolment prior to index date and without a previous diagnosis of myocarditis were included.
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Rethinking heart failure clinical trials: the heart failure collaboratory
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
JANUARY 23, 2024
Since its launch in 2018, HFC has implemented several solutions to tackle obstacles in HF clinical research including training programs to increase the number of clinicians skilled in conducting clinical trials, novel study designs, and advocacy for a diverse and inclusive HF research ecosystem.
The association between TyG and all-cause/non-cardiovascular mortality in general patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is modified by age: results from the cohort study of NHANES 1999–2018
Cardiovascular Diabetology
JANUARY 27, 2024
The prognostic value of triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in general type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients is still unclear. Therefore, we aimed to determine the associations between TyG and all-cause/cause-.
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Questioning Intermittent Fasting’s Cardiovascular Impact
CardiacWire
MARCH 20, 2024
A team of researchers from Wuhan University in China analyzed data from around 20k US adults from the 2003-2018 NHANES database (avg. This study set out to evaluate whether these perceived short-term benefits might lead to some serious long-term problems.
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ECG Blog #412 — Is Cardiac Cath Indicated?
Ken Grauer, MD
JANUARY 13, 2024
That said — distinction between "classic" HCM vs the apical HCM for m may be useful because: i ) ECG findings tend to be different ( Lyon et al — Europace 20:102-112iii, 2018 ) ; — ii ) Echo appearance is different when hypertrophy localizes to the apex; and , iii ) There is a significantly greater incidence of AFib with apical HCM.
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ECG Blog #443 — A 40s Man with CP and Dyspnea
Ken Grauer, MD
AUGUST 16, 2024
Excellent review of diagnostic testing for acute PE ( Moore et al — Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 8(3):225-243, 2018 ). In Figure-4 — I've included the video recording of this view. For a 10-minute video review on reading Pulmonary CT Scan — WATCH_this_VIDEO by Dr. Jake Gibbons.
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CTA and ACC Collaborate to Tackle Cardiovascular Disease with Technology
DAIC
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
billion on cardiovascular disease from 2018 to 2019, including costs from health care services, medicines, and lost productivity due to death. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 695,000 lives in 2021 in the United States, about 1 in every 5 deaths, according to the CDC. spent about $239.9
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Mechanical Versus Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients Undergoing Bentall Procedure
Journal of the American Heart Association
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Studies comparing the long‐term outcomes of bioprosthetic and mechanical valves in patients undergoing the Bentall procedure are limited.Methods and ResultsPatients who underwent the Bentall procedure with a bioprosthetic or mechanical valve between 2001 and 2018 were identified from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database.
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Familial risk of vasospastic angina: a nationwide family study in Sweden
Open Heart
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Methods A population-based multigenerational cohort study was conducted, including full-sibling pairs born to Swedish parents between 1932 and 2018. Accordingly, we aimed to determine the familial VSA risk among first-degree relatives of affected individuals.
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96 Rationale and design of the ESC Heart Failure III Registry – Implementation and discovery
European Journal of Heart Failure
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Methods Between 1 November 2018 and 31 December 2020, 10 162 patients with chronic or acute/worsening HF with reduced, mildly reduced, or preserved ejection fraction were enrolled from 220 centres in 41 European or ESC affiliated countries.
Can you spot the problem with the recording of this 12-lead ECG?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 6, 2024
In the 500+ Comments I have written on Dr. Smith's ECG Blog since becoming an Associate Editor in 2018 — I do not believe we have had a case of RA-LL lead reversal. For review — GO TO: The June 4, 2018 post ( LA-LL reversal ). The July 29, 2018 post ( LA-RA reversal ). The November 4, 2018 post ( Leads V1,V2 misplacement ).
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Nursing’s Role in Psychosocial Health Management After a Stroke Event: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Stroke Journal
AUGUST 19, 2024
These constructs are often overlooked and undertreated yet can be as devastating as the physical, functional, and cognitive consequences after stroke.AIM:This scientific statement aims to evaluate 5 important aspects of psychosocial health (depression, stress, anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life) after a stroke to provide a framework for related (..)
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