Open Heart

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a dismal prognosis with overall survival around 10%. The most common comorbidities prior to OHCA were hypertension (43.6%), heart failure (23.6%), chronic ischaemic heart disease (23.6%) and atrial fibrillation (22.0%). had type 2 diabetes, compared with 19.6% of the men.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

This study examines differences in the prevalence of stroke risk factors between Black and White adults aged 18-34, 35-54, and 55-64 years hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) between 2016 and 2020.Methods:The In 2020, the prevalence of hypertension was higher among NHBA compared to NHWA aged 18-34 years (55.3%

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Introduction:Clinical characteristics of patients with in-hospital onset stroke (IHOS) compared to those with out-of-hospital onset stroke are reported to be late detection of stroke onset, less use of rt-PA, presence of atrial fibrillation, and poor outcome. First, we calculated the incidence rate of IHOS among hospitalized patients.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:The transitional period from hospital discharge to the community for stroke survivors is a vulnerable time as patients navigate healthcare systems with their new impairments. The intervention group had a significantly lower rate of 1 year hospital readmission due to any cause (62.1% vs 69.3%, p=0.04).

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 3, 2024

It increases the likelihood of developing chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2021 as a once-weekly injection for chronic weight management in adults with obesity and at least one weight-related condition such as type 2 diabetes or hypertension.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

A 56 year old male with a history of diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department with sudden onset weakness, fatigue, lethargy, and confusion. He was admitted to the hospital for evaluation of these symptoms — but no ECG was done at that time.

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Physiologically Speaking

JANUARY 10, 2024

This is supported by studies showing that ALAN exposure is associated with a range of conditions like cardiometabolic disease, obesity, and diabetes. Hypertension risk increases in a dose-response manner with the intensity of bedroom light. How could ALAN and the SCN affect cardiovascular health?

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Coronary Artery Disease Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

Method Retrospective analysis of STEMI patients treated with PCI from April 2018 to April 2021 in Fuyang People’s Hospital. Lasso regression was used to screen the risk factors for the first occurrence of MACE in patients, and multifactorial logistic regression analysis was used to construct a prediction model.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Depression symptoms linked to increased hospitalization rates in patients with CKD. Depressive symptoms in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with an increased risk of hospitalization. Both dialysis and non-dialysis patients with depressive symptoms are at a greater risk of hospitalization.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 21, 2025

Patients were stratified according to polygenic risk score tertiles and observed for the occurrence of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism, myocardial infarction, and heart failure hospitalization. The risks of incident events associated with the polygenic risk score were investigated using inverse probability of treatment weighting.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

AF increases the risk of stroke, heart failure, dementia, and hospitalization. Obesity significantly increases AF risk, both directly and indirectly, through related conditions, like hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure. ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia.

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Open Heart

JUNE 5, 2024

Background There is increasing awareness that patients without standard modifiable risk factors (SMuRFs; diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension and smoking) may represent a unique subset of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Secondary outcomes included in-hospital and 30-day events.

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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:The long-term benefit of achieving the Japanese Society of Hypertension home systolic blood pressure (SBP) target of <125 mm Hg has not been fully evaluated. Findings were similar in the subgroup of high-risk patients (those with diabetes or stroke history).CONCLUSIONS:These

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Significant associations were found between recurrent ischemic events and hypertension (p=0.001), diabetes (p=0.033), and smoking (p=0.001). Smoking, hypertension, and diabetes were significant risk factors for recurrent ischemic events. Statistical analysis was conducted with chi-square tests in IBM SPSS version 20.0 (p<0.05).Results:The

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:The STRACK project aims to improve post-stroke patient management and the transition from acute to primary care thanks to improvements in patient pathways and monitoring cardiovascular risk factors: heart failure, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, dyslipidemia and hypertension.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalizations in the States. Results:We included 4,454,273 weighted hospitalizations due to HF for which 380,446 patients (8.5%) had a concurrent diagnosis of hyperkalemia. Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4113864-A4113864, November 12, 2024.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

She presented to an outside hospital after several days of malaise and feeling unwell. A VSR is more likely to occur in patients who are older, female, hypertensive, have chronic kidney disease, and have no prior history of smoking. At the time of admission, her vital signs were normal. Heart rate was in the 80s.

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Univariate predictors of prolonged ICU stays included a left atrial diameter of > 4& cm (P < 0.001),chronic obstructive airway disease COPD (P = 0.005), hypertension (P = 0.006), diabetes mellitus (P = 0.009), having coronary stents (P = 0.006), B-blockers use (..)

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Demographic and clinical characteristics were described at baseline, and incidence rates of IS, intracranial bleeding, and bleeding leading to hospitalization with sensitivity analyses at different time points were calculated.Results:Overall, 203,757 patients were included in the study, 97,481 from MarketScan, 106,276 from CDM.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

He was counseled to abstain from cannabis use.Conclusion:At low to moderate doses, cannabis can lead to a surge in sympathetic activity causing tachycardia and hypertension, while parasympathetic activity is predominant at higher doses, causing bradycardia and hypotension. Patient did not report any symptoms and was hemodynamically stable.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Introduction:Effective care transition for ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke patients post-hospital discharge is critical. Ensuring a follow-up neurology appointment within two weeks is vital to managing stroke risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, and atrial fibrillation.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to compare in-hospital mortality and predictors in stroke patients with secondary rheumatological conditions.Methods:Using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS), we identified patients ≥18 admitted for stroke (Jan 2019 - Dec 2020), stratified into RA, SLE, scleroderma, or vasculitides groups using ICD-10-CM codes.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

JANUARY 14, 2025

PMR patients had fewer cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension (52% vs. 73%, p =0.04), diabetes (26% vs. 48%, p <0.01) but a higher left ventricular ejection fraction (4515% vs.3510%, p <0.01) compared secondary MR patients. Aetiology of MR, cardiogenic shock, and procedure timing significantly impacted in-hospital mortality.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

APRIL 16, 2024

Post-procedural data included average length of in-hospital stay, intra-hospital morbidity and mortality, and mortality or admission with ACS 12–36 months after the index procedure. A total of 567 patients underwent coronary catheterisation for the three-year period between January 2018 and December 2020. Mean age was 60.9 ± 9.4

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

We hypothesized that successful reperfusion may cause distinct cytokine/ chemokine profiles.Methods:Plasma samples were collected from patients with ischemic stroke that were admitted to Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston within 24 hours of admission. Multiplex was used to analyze the plasma samples for levels of 48 cytokines and chemokines.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

This score ranges from 0-10; the lower its numerical value, the greater the microvascular impairment.Results:Twenty patients were included (61±10 years old, 85% males, 55% anterior AMI, 70% hypertension, 25% diabetes, 45% current smoker, all underwent primary PCI). The time between the two sublingual assessments was 188±31 days.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

IntroductionWe detail the presentation and diagnostic workup of a woman who was ultimately diagnosed with Amyloid Beta‐Related Angiitis (ABRA), which can be a challenging condition to diagnose.MethodsThis is a case report which describes the presentation and workup that led to the diagnosis of ABRA.Results64‐year‐old woman with history of hypertension, (..)

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

2023, the American Heart Association (AHA) issued a presidential advisory on the urgency of this systemic disorder involving heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and obesity. In its advisory, the AHA stressed an interdisciplinary team approach emphasizing social determinants of health, shortcomings in current efforts, and knowledge gaps.

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Circulation: Heart Failure

MARCH 8, 2024

Background:Current prevalence estimates of heart failure (HF) are primarily based on self-report or HF hospitalizations. The prevalence of HF risk factors was high: hypertension, 61.9%; former or current smoking, 53.7%; obesity 34.8%; diabetes; 24.7%; and chronic kidney disease; 22%. Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Limited awareness and understanding of CW make diagnosis and clinical research challenging.Methods:We searched the radiology database from 6 hospitals within a health system between January 2021 and June 2024 for reports that included web in the diagnostic impression.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

patients presenting emergently with stroke symptoms and to identify factors associated with cardiac troponin testing.Methods:Using the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), which provides data from a nationally representative sample of EDs in the U.S., In suspected stroke patients, 26.1% (95% CI, 20.9-32.2%)

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

There were significantly higher incidences in uncontrolled hypertension (28.2% vs 7.9%), diabetes (33.6% Interestingly, there was a trend towards increased co-morbidities in patients during this period, despite the improved outcomes. vs 4.6%), obesity (26.4% vs 10.2%) in the 2020 patient group compared to the 2009 patients.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We hypothesized that distinct cytokine profiles, and in particular IL-2Rα, may correlate with specific stroke etiology.Methods:Plasma samples were collected from patients with ischemic stroke that were admitted to Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston by UTHealth biobank. were women, 87% had hypertension, 48.1% had hyperlipidemia.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to examine the prevalence of VRFs and temporal trends in VRF burden among young patients presenting with IS.Methods:Data was prospectively collected by Get With the Guidelines-Stroke® hospitals participating in the Florida Stroke Registry between January 2010 and December 2022.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A prior history of the following comorbidities was considered: episodic or persistent atrial fibrillation ( n  = 920), coronary artery disease ( n  = 3732), diabetes ( n  = 2171), and hypertension ( n  = 3353). Patients were classified into three groups based on the number of comorbidities: 0, 1–2, or ≥3.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

IntroductionEndoscopic endonasal approach(EEA) techniques have been increasingly utilized and have been associated with development of cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) leak, meningitis, diabetes insipidus post‐operatively. Her neurological exam improved to baseline on hospital day(HD) 9.On CSF cultures were negative.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

His medical history includes hypertension, a decade-long battle with diabetes, ischemic heart disease, a coronary bypass graft surgery ten years ago, a diagnosis of congestive heart failure for the last five years, and a prior ICD implantation five years ago. The patient was promptly admitted to the hospital for further evaluation.

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