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Non-Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage and Risk of Incident Dementia in U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries

Stroke Journal

The outcome was a first-ever diagnosis of dementia. The exposure and outcomes were identified using validated ICD-9 and ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. We excluded patients who had prevalent intracranial hemorrhage or dementia, to ensure that only incident cases were counted in our analyses. During a median follow up of 5.6

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Abstract WP51: Non-Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage and Risk of Incident Dementia

Stroke Journal

The outcome was an incident diagnosis of dementia. The exposure and outcomes were identified using previously validatedICD-9andICD-10-CMdiagnosis codes. In the primary analysis, we used Cox regression to study the risk of dementia after any intracranial hemorrhage, after adjusting for demographics and comorbidities.

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Abstract 4141439: Catheter ablation and clinical outcomes among older Medicare beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation

Circulation

The aim of this study is to examine the risks of adverse outcomes following CA in older people with AF.Methods:Using 2014-2019 Medicare claims, we conducted a propensity score analysis of patients treated with CA within 6 months of new AF diagnosis to patients treated with only antiarrhythmic therapy in the 6-month period.