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Cost-effectiveness of a community first responder system for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Belgium

Open Heart

Objective Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a major public health challenge across Europe, with a survival rate of only 8.5% to hospital discharge. Implementing a community first responder (CFR) system, including earlier Basic Life Support and defibrillation, can enhance survival rates and neurological outcomes.

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Adherence to phase I cardiac rehabilitation in post-PCI patients: a latent class analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundCoronary heart disease seriously jeopardizes human health and has become a principal public health problem of global concern. While percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) repairs narrowed arteries and extends patients' lives, cardiac rehabilitation offers additional benefits post-PCI.

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Use of sacubitril/valsartan early after CABG

Open Heart

Background Heart failure (HF) remains a major public health problem with a high mortality and morbidity worldwide. The primary endpoint assessed the key safety outcomes, the secondary endpoints were: the quality of life measured, the N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) changes and 6 min walk test (6MWT).

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

DAIC

This plaque narrows the blood vessels and reduces blood flow to the legs and feet, which may significantly impair physical function, walking performance and quality of life. Multiple studies have shown that these programs improve functional status, walking performance and quality of life compared to usual care.

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The latest CDC paper on vaccine myocarditis is NOT reassuring

Dr. Anish Koka

The overarching message of the keep-it-simple ethos of public health as it came to the cases of myocarditis that have been reported primarily in young men since April 2021 was to quickly pivot from denying any link existed to referring to myocarditis after vaccines as ‘mild’ and a brief inconvenience.