Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is linked to higher rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Methods In the retrospective study, patients admitted to our hospital between January 2022 and April 2023 were classified into PH and control groups using ePASP and compared with acoustic cardiographic parameters.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Hospital Outcomes 64

Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The influence of the valsartan recall on clinical outcomes is unknown. Hypertensive patients who received valsartan or nonrecalled angiotensin receptor blockers/angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors for 1 year before and on the recall date were compared. 1.04]) and the composite of cardiac events (HR, 1.22 [95% CI, 1.15–1.29])

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Hypertension Myocardial Infarction Hospital Heart Failure 45

DAIC

JANUARY 14, 2025

9, 2025 Gender-based racism through microaggressions may be linked to higher blood pressure postpartum and beyond, according to new research published in Hypertension , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. These results emphasize that hypertension management needs to extend beyond prescription medications, she said.

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Blood Pressure Research Hypertension Public Health 52

Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 27, 2025

The primary outcome was a composite of inhospital adverse events. Associations between multimorbidity patterns and outcomes were evaluated using multivariableadjusted logistic regression models. years]) admitted to the China Chest Pain Center Database between 2016 and 2021. Among 9570 patients, 50% (n=4789) had multimorbidity.

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Myocardial Infarction Peripheral Arterial Disease Outcomes Chest Pain 40

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. Patients under 18 years and discharged within 24 hours were excluded.

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Risk Factors Hospital Atrial Fibrillation Strokes 40

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). The primary outcome was 30-day mortality. Patients with coronary artery disease were excluded.

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Cardiogenic Shock Myocardial Infarction Outcomes Coronary Artery Disease 52

The American Journal of Cardiology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Publication date: Available online 30 November 2023 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Muni Rubens, Venkataraghavan Ramamoorthy, Anshul Saxena, Javier Jimenez, Shebin George, Jiana Baker, Juan Ruiz, Sandra Chaparro

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Atrial Fibrillation Pulmonary Hypertension Hospital 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

BackgroundClinical outcome of ischemic cardiogenic shock (CS) requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is highly variable, necessitating appropriate assessment of prognosis. Fifteen parameters were selected to assess in‐hospital mortality. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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Cardiogenic Shock Hospital Myocardial Infarction Kidney Disease 45

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:The relationship between anion gap (AG) and short-term mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) sepsis patients complicated by pulmonary hypertension (PH) remains unclear.Methods:Retrospective analysis of incident sepsis patients complicated by PH first admitted to ICU in MIMIC database (2008 to 2019) were enrolled.

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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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Hospital Strokes Stroke Nursing 40

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. Further studies can investigate whether novel potassium binders may improve outcomes.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

JUNE 27, 2012

The aim was to explore the effect of irbesartan combining with emodin on myocardial remodeling in goldblatt (2K-1C) hypertensive rats. The outcome measures included left ventricular mass index (LVMI), TGF-β1 and Angiotensin II in the left ventricle, mRNA expression of TGF-β1 and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF).

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Hypertension Blood Pressure Document Cardiovascular Disease 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The Physician Optimized Postpartum Hypertension Treatment trial demonstrated improved blood pressure control, while the cardiovascular system recovers postpartum, associates with persistently reduced blood pressure. days postpartum, of which 174 (93 intervention; 81 usual care) also had cardiovascular magnetic resonance at follow up.

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Blood Pressure Hypertension Hospital Outcomes 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to analyze the clinical outcome of the cerebral vasospasms and characterize the racial disparities in patients with vasospasms over a 20 year period.Methods:A query of the 2000-2019 National Inpatient Sample was performed for patients admitted with cerebral vasospasm (ICD-9 435.9, 0.59), likely to have longer hospital stay (3.55

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Inpatient Hemorrhage Outcomes Hospital 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Racial disparities in stroke prevalence and outcomes have been well documented in previous studies, but there is not sufficient data based on post-menopausal women. In this study, we aim to analyze stroke hospitalization rates and subsequent mortality rates by race among females aged 55 years and older. were white, 16.5%

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Hospital Strokes Stroke Inpatient 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aim to further characterize this risk and its in hospital consequences using a large population based sample over a 20 year study period.Methods:Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2000-2019), we selected for patients who had ICH. Pregnant patients experienced lower in-hospital mortality (12.4% vs 16.2%, p<0.001).

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Hemorrhage Outcomes Kidney Disease Atrial Fibrillation 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to study the impact of cannabis use disorder (CUD) or dependent use on stroke risk in CLD, considering recent American and Canadian surveys reporting 85% overlap between medicinal and recreational use.Methods:The National Inpatient Sample, 2019, was queried to identify adult stroke hospitalizations in patients with CLD.

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Hospital Strokes Stroke Inpatient 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to identify whether impaired venous outflow (IVO) impacted functional outcomes in individuals presenting with SSI.Methods:We performed a single-center retrospective study of individuals who presented to the Rhode Island Hospital Comprehensive Stroke Center.

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Outcomes Hospital Risk Factors Strokes 40

The British Journal of Cardiology

APRIL 16, 2024

As a low-volume PCI centre in the Middle East, we wanted to find out if the outcomes of our PCI procedures are different from those of high-volume PCI centres in the UK and the Western world. Prospectively collected data of all comers for PCI (urgent and elective) were retrospectively analysed. Mean age was 60.9 ± 9.4

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Outcomes Cardiogenic Shock Angina STEMI 40

DAIC

JUNE 11, 2024

Kodali, MD, pictured here, is one of the members of its leadership team, and director of the Structural Heart and Valve Center at CUIMC/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Tricuspid and mitral valves are debilitating conditions that can lead to arrhythmias, hypertension, and heart failure.

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Tricuspid Bicuspid/Mitral Heart Valves Innovation 111

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Multimodal strategies involving the active participation of patients and family members are likely the most effective therapeutic option, the perspective of which can be standardized and validated through Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). years (42% females). years (42% females). vs 32.4%; p<0.02). 6.14; OR 2.65, 95% CI 1.40-4.99;

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Strokes Stroke Outcomes Education 40

Open Heart

JUNE 24, 2022

Introduction COVID-19 may lead to long-term endothelial consequences including hypertension, stroke and myocardial infarction. A pilot study ‘COVID-19 blood pressure endothelium interaction study’, which found that patients with normal blood pressure (BP) at the time of hospital admission with COVID-19 showed an 8.6

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Blood Pressure COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Hypertension 52

DAIC

JULY 15, 2024

Health systems leveraging Guidehealth can seamlessly integrate Story Health’s program to support at-risk patients with heart conditions like heart failure, hypertension, and arrhythmia, providing better care while also reducing the total cost of care, according to a written statement detailing the deal.

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Technology Innovation Nursing Heart Failure 105

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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Strokes Stroke Atrial Fibrillation Risk Factors 40

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

JANUARY 19, 2024

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. Background:Type 2 myocardial infarction (T2MI) and type 1 myocardial infarction (T1MI) differ with respect to demographics, comorbidities, treatments, and clinical outcomes. 2.71]) or hypertensive emergency (odds ratio, 1.46 [95% CI, 1.00–2.14]) T1MI and 53.5%

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Myocardial Infarction COVID-19 Medicare Hospital 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For chronic hypertension in NonHispanic Black births there was a slight decrease in odds from 3.4 Future research should examine the impact of specific measures of neighborhood deprivation on the racial and ethnic disparity in outcomes such as PPCM.

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Cardiomyopathy Hypertension Heart Failure Pulmonary 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 3, 2024

We describe concentrations of these proteins in the post-partum period and characterize their association with persistent hypertension (HTN) or albuminuria. Methods Patients with PE and healthy controls with uncomplicated pregnancy were prospectively included at two teaching hospitals in Switzerland.

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Blood Pressure Kidney Disease Hypertension Hospital 64

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Kidney Week 2023 emphasized the need to address disparities in nephrology to improve patient outcomes and equitable care. 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.

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Kidney Disease Blood Pressure Diabetes Hospital 52

Open Heart

MARCH 1, 2024

Introduction Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is implicated in half of all strokes and myocardial infarctions. One-third of the adults in Scotland have hypertension yet only a quarter of them have their blood pressure (BP) controlled to target (<140/90 mm Hg).

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Blood Pressure Education Hypertension Quality of Life 40

Open Heart

MAY 9, 2022

Objective To identify the most common transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) parameters in patients hospitalised with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19) and their association with myocardial injury and outcomes. A salient 41.4% (n=36) of our cohort succumbed to this devastating virus. to 20.19, p<0.001).

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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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Obesity Atrial Fibrillation Heart Failure Pharmacology 45

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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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

A retrospective analysis was conducted on clinical, operative, and outcome data from 1070 patients (mean age: 59 ± 9.8& The outcome variable was prolonged length of stay LOS in the CICU stay (&gt; 3 nights after CABG). This study aimed to evaluate these risk factors.

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ICU Atrial Fibrillation Hospital Risk Factors 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We aimed to evaluate the utilization and predictors of utilization of TCD in ICH and AIS hospitalizations of the USA.Methods:A retrospective cross-sectional study on the Nationwide Inpatient Sample was analyzed using the year 2003-2014. Hospitalizations with ICH, AIS, and TCD were identified using the ICD-9-CM codes 431 and 433-437.XX

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Ultrasound Strokes Stroke Hospital 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Recent landmark trials BEST-MSU and B_PROUD have proven that MSUs facilitate quicker thrombolysis times and improved functional outcomes at 90 days when compared to conventional emergency medical services (EMS) for acute ischemic stroke patients. The majority (77%) of MSU patients received anti-hypertensive medications while in the MSU.

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Hemorrhage Blood Pressure Strokes Stroke 40

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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Coronary Artery Disease Strokes Stroke Hospital 40

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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