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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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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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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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.
EM Cases Best of 2018 Top 10
ECG Cases
JANUARY 1, 2019
2018 was the most successful year in EM Cases 9 year history with 1,777,303 podcast downloads reaching a total download count of nearly 8 million to date, as well as more than 1 million webpage views. The post EM Cases Best of 2018 Top 10 appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.
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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.
Ep 110 Airway Pitfalls – Live from EMU 2018
ECG Cases
MAY 22, 2018
The post Ep 110 Airway Pitfalls – Live from EMU 2018 appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases. It is challenging to integrate all this new information into a seamless flow when faced with a challenging airway situation.
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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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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.
Treatment Variability Among Patients Hospitalized for Chronic Limb?Threatening Ischemia: An Analysis of the 2016 to 2018 US National Inpatient Sample
Journal of the American Heart Association
JANUARY 19, 2024
Methods and ResultsData were collected from the 2016 to 2018 National Inpatient Sample. BackgroundLittle is known about treatment variability across US hospitals for patients with chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI).Methods All patients aged ≥18 years, admitted to nonfederal US hospitals with a primary diagnosis of CLTI, were identified.
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Thrombectomy Use in the United States for Basilar Artery Occlusion in the Era of Neutral Clinical Trials: 2018 to 2020 Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample
Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology
AUGUST 8, 2023
The objective of this study was to assess whether neutral clinical trials may have influenced BAO thrombectomy practice.METHODSThe National Inpatient Sample (2018–2020) was queried for US patients with BAO, and comparisons were made between patients admitted in 2020 versus 2018 to 2019 for the primary outcome of thrombectomy.
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Cardiac and obstetric outcomes in pregnant women with heart disease: appraisal of the 2018 mWHO classification
Open Heart
MARCH 24, 2022
Objective To appraise the application of the 2018 European Society of Cardiology-adapted modified WHO (mWHO) classification to pregnant women with heart disease managed at our maternal–fetal medicine referral centre and to assess whether the lack of a multidisciplinary Pregnancy Heart team has influenced their outcomes.
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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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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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 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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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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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).
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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Its time for WHO to declare CVD as a communicable disease
Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
AUGUST 5, 2024
2018 Dec 2;13(2):204-212. Adverse life styles , which is disseminated into the community and vigorously propagate CVD ,has every reason to be called as a pandemic Reference 1.Rippe Lifestyle Strategies for Risk Factor Reduction, Prevention, and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. Am J Lifestyle Med. doi: 10.1177/1559827618812395.
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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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Abstract WP66: Increases in Emergency Department Utilization of CT Angiography Brain and CT Perfusion in the Transferred Patient Population Across the Endovascular Therapy Era
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.
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.
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.
Evaluation of patients with implantable cardioverter?defibrillator in a Latin American tertiary center
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Methods This retrospective observational study included patients who received ICDs between October 2007 and December 2018. The study aims to assess whether mortality and VT/VF events decreased in patients who received ICDs during different time periods (2007–2010, 2011–2014, and 2015–2018). 001) and the combined outcome ( p = .009).
Abstract WP260: Higher Incidence of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Seen During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From the National Inpatient Sample
Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Adult patients in 2018 (n=6,051,974) were compared to those in 2020 (n=5,470,813), the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. cases per 100,000 admissions) patients with CVT in 2020, compared to 641 patients in 2018 (weighted n=3,205, rate of 10.6 Length of stay among CVT patients admitted in 2018 and 2020 was similar (7.89
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PO-04-014 UTILITY OF ULTRA-RAPID GENOME SEQUENCING FOR MANAGEMENT OF MALIGNANT PEDIATRIC ARRHYTHMIA
HeartRhythm
APRIL 30, 2024
Ultra-rapid genome sequencing (average turnaround time of three days) has been available in our centre since March 2018 and has the potential to improve and refine management of this group of patients. Genetic diagnosis is becoming increasingly important in guiding the management of children with inherited cardiac arrhythmia syndromes.
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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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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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Emergency Department Use and Hospital Mortality Among Heart Transplant Recipients in the United States
Journal of the American Heart Association
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Data on HT‐related emergency department (ED) visits are limited.Methods and ResultsA retrospective analysis of 177 450 HT patient ED visits from the 2009 to 2018 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample was conducted. HT volumes and HT‐related ED visits increased from 2009 to 2018.
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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PO-02-174 ADVANCED PRACTITIONER PLACEMENT OF IMPLANTABLE LONG-TERM CARDIAC MONITORS
HeartRhythm
APRIL 30, 2024
Beginning in 2018, our advanced practitioners were trained to implant and later remove ILRs. This has facilitated more timely care for our patients who require ILRs.
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Temporal Trend in Revascularization for Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease
Journal of the American Heart Association
JANUARY 19, 2024
In the subsample of patients with left anterior descending artery and any other artery stenosis, PCI remained dominant from 2007 to 2018, while in patients with left main and any other artery stenosis, CABG remained dominant from 2007 to 2018 (P<0.001).
Examining Outcomes in Patients Admitted With Comorbid Peripheral Artery Disease and Microvascular Disease
Journal of the American Heart Association
JANUARY 3, 2024
Annual admissions for PAD/MVD increased to >500 000 in 2018. Major and minor amputations increased ≈50% for PAD/MVD between 2011 and 2018. Those age <18 years or with nonatherosclerotic leg injuries were excluded. The final cohort included 33 972 772 admissions: 9.1 million million with PAD, 21.3 million
Can you try these two questions on Amyloid ?
Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Adams D et al NEJM 2018) Tafamidis is another similar drug. (N N Engl J Med 2018; 379:1007-1016) Final message We are moving in the right direction in tackling the cell aging, degeneration and cell fibrosis that is behind majority of chronic systemic disorders. 2018 Jul 5;379(1):11-21. 2010 Oct 13;18(10):1244-60. N Engl J Med.
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Steps May Count for More Than Just Cardiac Risk
Circulation
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Circulation, Volume 148, Issue 25 , Page 2017-2018, December 19, 2023.
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Ischemic Stroke Temporally Associated With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: A Population-Based Registry-Linkage Study
Stroke Journal
DECEMBER 8, 2023
BACKGROUND:Limited data exist on the temporal relationship between new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischemic stroke and its impact on patients’ clinical characteristics and mortality.METHODS:A population-based registry-linkage database includes all patients with new-onset AF in Finland from 2007 to 2018. from 2007 to 2018.
The association between COVID-19 infection and incident atrial fibrillation: results from a retrospective cohort study using a large US commercial insurance database
Open Heart
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Two comparator cohorts were constructed: an ‘AURI pandemic’ cohort (AURI diagnosis between April 2020 and June 2021) and an ‘AURI prepandemic’ cohort (AURI diagnosis between January 2018 and December 2018).
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Prognostic value of cardiopulmonary exercise test in children with congenital heart defects
Open Heart
AUGUST 19, 2024
Participants were classified using the 2018 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of adults with CHD that combines anatomical complexity and current physiological stage. Methods 411 CPET performed by paediatric patients with different CHDs were evaluated in this retrospective study.
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Implementation of the European Society of Cardiology 0/3-hour accelerated diagnostic protocol, using high sensitive troponin T: a clinical practice evaluation of safety and effectiveness involving 3003 patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome
Open Heart
DECEMBER 26, 2023
of the cohort) with no safety signal (MACE rate 4/444 (0.9%) vs 4/769 (0.52%), p=0.430 for the 2011 and 2018 cohort, respectively). Discharge from ED increased by >100% (from 27.1% There were improvements in presentation to blood draw (163–90 min, p<0.001).
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.
Abstract 281: The RACE scale for Large Vessel Stroke Diversion to Comprehensive Center by Helicopter Air Ambulance
Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
Comprehensive stroke centers are also faster at administering tPA and have better tPA metrics for patients with LVO compared to transfers from non CSCs{Shumei M, 2018}{Seker 2020}. Evidence shows that direct transport to an interventional center may provide benefit even if they are not the closest hospital {Benoit J, 2018} {Venema 2020}.
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An explainable machine learning approach using contemporary UNOS data to identify patients who fail to bridge to heart transplantation
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
MAY 19, 2024
We used the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) algorithm to build and validate ML models. We developed two models: (1) a comprehensive model that included all patients in our cohort and (2) separate models designed for each of the 11 UNOS regions.ResultsWe analyzed data from 4,178 patients listed as Status 2.
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