DAIC

APRIL 24, 2024

CVD is especially prevalent in the Medicare-aged population, affecting more than 75 percent of those aged 60-79 and more than 90 percent of those aged 80 and over. Among participants with baseline LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) above 160 mg/dL, 80% reduced their LDL-C within four months, with a mean reduction of 76.6

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Blood Pressure Cholesterol Technology Heart Attack 116

American College of Cardiology

MARCH 19, 2024

Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, and Vera Bittner, MD, MSPH, FACC, discuss Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Testing Following MI Hospitalization Among Medicare Beneficiaries. In this interview, C.

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Medicare Cholesterol Hospital Article 53

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Stroke prevalence is highest in adults ages>65 years, the majority of whom are Medicare beneficiaries. Fee-for-Service (FFS) Medicare incentivizes utilization by paying for each service. Medicare Advantage (MA) uses capitated payments to reduce overutilization. One found higher LDL levels (81.5 mg/dL vs 78.9

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Medicare Blood Pressure Stroke Strokes 40

The American Journal of Cardiology

JANUARY 17, 2025

Publication date: Available online 16 January 2025 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Ann Marie Navar, Batul Electricwala, Jasjit K. Multani, Zifan Zhou, Chi-Chang Chen, Barnabie C. Agatep, Allison A. Petrilla, Taylor T. Schwartz, Laetitia N'dri, Joaquim Cristino, Fatima Rodriguez

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Medicare Cardiovascular Disease Cholesterol 40

DAIC

MAY 16, 2024

Risk factors for PAD include smoking; having Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, atherosclerosis in other parts of the body (such as coronary artery disease); and being age 75 years or older. and Global Data From the American Heart Association.

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Peripheral Arterial Disease Exercise Ischemia Quality of Life 105

The Beat Blog

MARCH 30, 2022

Her study examined expenditures connected to: CVD medications Office visits Diagnostic procedures Coronary revascularizations Hospitalizations The study’s cost figures were derived from Medicare nationwide and zip-code-specific data that was inflation-corrected, discounted at 3% per year, and presented in 2014 dollars.

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Blood Pressure Diabetes Risk Factors Hypertension 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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).

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