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Post-pandemic, US cardiovascular death rate continues upward trajectory

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: The significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rate that began in 2020 has continued.

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Abstract 239: Effects of the COVID?19 Pandemic on Stroke Treatment in Australia

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, Volume 3, Issue S2 , November 1, 2023. IntroductionIn Australia, stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality, death, and disability (Kitsos et al., We also focused on inquiring about the disparities in access to stroke care for urban and rural regions in Australia.

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Cardiac Surgeons Lead Critical COVID-19 Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

The onset of the pandemic and the related public health emergency in early 2020 presented an opportunity for the Network to expand its focus beyond cardiac surgery and help design and execute COVID-19 studies. The performance of the Network has been spectacular,” said Peter K.

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Abstract 58: Socioeconomically Driven Reversal of Mortality Trends Among Patients With Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Nationally Representative Data

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A58-A58, February 1, 2024. Multivariable logistic models were used to evaluate the differences in mortality between patients admitted from April to December 2020, with and without COVID-19, and those admitted during a similar period in 2019. 2.51; SAH: 2.76, 1.68-4.54), 4.16; SAH: 5.77, 1.57-21.17).

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Social Vulnerability and Long‐Term Cardiovascular Outcomes After COVID‐19 Hospitalization: An Analysis of the American Heart Association COVID‐19 Registry Linked With Medicare Claims Data

Journal of the American Heart Association

We evaluated the association between social vulnerability and a composite of myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, venous thromboembolism, cardiogenic shock, cardiac arrest, and death, following discharge, using Cox regression models. Countylevel social vulnerability was not observed to be a risk for postdischarge events.

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Post pandemic, U.S. cardiovascular death rate continues upward trajectory

Science Daily - Heart Disease

New research confirms what public health leaders have been fearing: the significant uptick in the cardiovascular disease (CVD) death rate that began in 2020 has continued.

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Telestroke Training: Considerations for Expansion of Vascular Neurology Program Requirements

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 56, Issue 1 , Page 209-218, January 1, 2025. Telemedicine for stroke (Telestroke) has been a key component to efficient, widespread acute stroke care for many years. Some Telestroke practitioners have not had fellowship-level vascular neurology training and many are without training specific to virtual modalities.