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Comorbidities prior to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and diagnoses at discharge among survivors

Open Heart

Methods We used the Swedish Registry of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, merged with the Inpatient Registry and Outpatient Registry to identify patients with OHCA from 2010 to 2020 and to collect all their comorbidities as well as discharge diagnoses (among those admitted to hospital). had type 2 diabetes, compared with 19.6% of the men.

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Appropriate use of wearable defibrillators with multiparametric evaluation to avoid unnecessary defibrillator implantation

Open Heart

Methods From November 2022 to May 2024, we conducted an outpatient follow-up of 41 patients receiving WCD. Among the cohort, 54% had hypertension, 41% were smokers and 66% had dyslipidaemia, while 27% were diabetic. Among the cohort, 54% had hypertension, 41% were smokers and 66% had dyslipidaemia, while 27% were diabetic.

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Emergency Department Use and Hospital Mortality Among Heart Transplant Recipients in the United States

Journal of the American Heart Association

BackgroundAnnual heart transplant (HT) volumes have increased, as have post‐HT outpatient care needs. days), and comorbidity burden was high: 42% had hypertension, 38% had diabetes, and 31% had ≥2 comorbidities. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. Length of stay was 3.1 days (interquartile range, 1.6–5.9

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Potential Long-Term Benefit of Home Systolic Blood Pressure Below 125 mm?Hg for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: The J-HOP Study Extended

Hypertension Journal

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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Abstract 4145609: The Cardiac Conundrum of Cannabis: A Case of Junctional Bradycardia Triggered by Cannabis Use

Circulation

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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Practical algorithms for early diagnosis of heart failure and heart stress using NT?proBNP: A clinical consensus statement from the Heart Failure Association of the ESC

European Journal of Heart Failure

Validated cut-points are provided to rule in or rule out acute heart failure in the emergency department and to diagnose de novo heart failure in the outpatient setting. diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease), underlying the development of cardiac dysfunction and further increased risk.

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Healthcare Access and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management Among Working-Age US Adults During the Pandemic

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

0.96]) decreased for low-income adults, while diabetes screening (RR 1.01 [0.95-1.08]) Treatment for hypertension (RR 1.05 [1.02-1.08]) 1.08]) increased and diabetes focused visits and insulin use remained stable. However, routine visits (RR 0.96 [0.94-0.98]) 0.98]) and cholesterol testing (RR 0.93 [0.91-0.96])