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STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

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The conference, healthcare’s leading scientific and educational convening specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, has a rich history of showcasing clinical trials with a strong foundation of detailed methodology and trusted data collection governed by ethical clinical principles.

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Intensive Versus Traditional Cardiac Rehabilitation: Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes in a 2016–2020 Retrospective Medicare Cohort

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Background:Traditional cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves cardiovascular outcomes and reduces mortality, but less is known about the relative benefit of intensive CR (ICR) which incorporates greater lifestyle education through 72 sessions (versus 36 in CR). Moreover, ICR and CR demonstrate a dose-response relationship for mortality.

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Associations Between Measures of Structural Racism and Receipt of Acute Ischemic Stroke Interventions in the United States

Journal of the American Heart Association

Methods and ResultsIn this retrospective study using complete, deidentified inpatient Medicare data (20162019), we identified incident acute ischemic stroke admissions, demographics, and hospitallevel variables. Among 951 914 patients, rural hospitals demonstrated lower intensive care unit capacity (27.5%

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The Evolving Computed Tomography Market

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Data was pulled from 2010–2019 Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary (PSPS) files obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Education and training. Ongoing education and training programs continue to be essential for radiologists to stay updated on the latest technologies and methodologies in CT.

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Abstract 14: Associations Between Measures of Structural Racism and Acute Ischemic Stroke Incidence in the US

Stroke Journal

Methods:We conducted a national cross-sectional analysis of 71,078,619 adults aged >65 years enrolled in Medicare from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019. Among 844,406 Medicare beneficiaries with incident AIS, Black individuals had a 19% increased hazard of AIS compared to White individuals (HR 1.19, 95% CI 1.14-1.25,

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Abstract WMP51: Patient-Related Factors and Social Determinants of Health Associated With Discharge to Home Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines Stroke Registry

Stroke Journal

County-level SDOH included income, education, owner-occupied home, unemployment, foreign-born, and insurance coverage and were the main predictors. The primary outcome measure was discharge to home.

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Abstract WMP106: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Ambulatory Status at Discharge Following Acute Ischemic Stroke: Findings From the Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Registry

Stroke Journal

Estimates of SDOH including education status, income, employment status, poverty and foreign-born residents at patients’ residence county were the main predictors. The primary outcome measure was ambulatory status at discharge, defined as ability to ambulate with or without the assistance of a device or person. 0.96],p=0.001).Patients

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