Pediatric Heart Transplant Wait-List Mortality Has Declined Since 1999
2016 revisions of pediatric HT allocation policy not associated with lower wait-list mortality in multivariable analyses
Urinary Metal Levels Linked to Increased Risk for CVD, Mortality
For mixture of six urinary metals, adjusted hazard ratio for interquartile range increase was 1.29 and 1.66 for CVD, mortality
Short, Long Sleep Duration Tied to Microvascular Disease in Type 2 Diabetes
Association between short sleep duration and microvascular disease amplified by age, with risk increased for older adults
Complex Interaction Seen Between Social Determinants of Health, Mortality
A scoring system can help identify individuals at high risk for mortality based on their combination of social determinants of health
Eating More Fruits, Vegetables Tied to Lower Blood Pressure
Additional benefits include improved kidney and heart health in patients with hypertension
City-Level Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to Lower Youth BMI
Findings seen for youths living in four California cities versus controls in 40 cities with similar demographics
Follow-Up Has Improved for AMI, Heart Failure Hospitalization
Disparities still persist in follow-up rates, with largest disparities seen between Black and White patients, Medicaid dual- versus non-dual-eligible
Oversight of DOAC Prescribing Beneficial for A-Fib, VTE Patients
Oversight identifies errors, especially in a-fib patients, who mainly have alerts for off-label prescribing during follow-up period
Patch-Wearable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Safe and Effective
Low rates of adverse cutaneous effects seen with successful, appropriate life-saving shocks
PREVENT Equations Reclassify Half of U.S. Adults to Lower ASCVD Risk
Considerable decrease estimated in U.S. adults receiving or recommended for preventive treatment with statins, antihypertensives
