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CMS Grants Distinct TPT Device Code and Category to Recor Medical for Ultrasound Renal Denervation

DAIC

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have granted the company’s Paradise Ultrasound Renal Denervation system a Transitional Pass-through (TPT) payment. The Paradise uRDN system is intended as an adjunctive treatment option when lifestyle changes and medications have not adequately controlled a patient’s blood pressure.

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Initial Antihypertensive Prescribing in Relation to Blood Pressure Among Florida Medicaid and Medicare Recipients in the OneFlorida+ Research Consortium

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension, Volume 81, Issue 2 , Page e7-e9, February 1, 2024.

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Abstract WMP104: Influence of Living Arrangements and Within Household Communications on Blood Pressure Control Among Stroke Patients

Stroke Journal

Introduction:Social support plays a vital role in shaping health behaviors and may impact disease outcomes such as blood pressure (BP) control. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWMP104-AWMP104, February 1, 2024. Most patients lived in nuclear households (31%), followed by living alone (25%).

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Disparities in Postpartum Care After a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy in the United States

Hypertension Journal

Individuals with lower income, lower educational attainment, and those with Medicaid or no insurance were significantly less likely to report attending a postpartum visit. Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Among those who reported attending a postpartum visit, only 56.3% reported receiving postpartum counseling on healthy lifestyle, 60.9%

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Abstract WP235: Insurance Status and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Outcomes: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the ERICH Study

Stroke Journal

A logistic regression model was adjusted for age, sex, race, mechanical ventilation, systolic blood pressure, smoking status, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, congestive heart failure, Glasgow Coma Scale, ICH location (side and deep), ICH volume on CT, and presence of intraventricular hemorrhage.

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Role of Sex in the Association of Socioeconomic Status With Cardiovascular Health in Black Americans: The Jackson Heart Study

Journal of the American Heart Association

Lower income, education, occupation (non‐management/professional versus management/professional occupations), and insurance status (uninsured, Medicaid, Veterans Affairs, or Medicare versus private insurance) were associated with lower CVH scores (allP<0.01). Participants had a mean age of 54.8 years years (SD 12.6 years),

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Eduardo Rame Evolution of Late Right Heart Failure With Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Association With Outcomes Journal of the American College of Cardiology December 2021 Joseph Rossano Fifth Annual Pediatric Interagency Registry for Mechanical Circulatory Support(Pedimacs) Report The Annals of Thoracic Surgery December 2021 Andrew Xanthopoulous (..)