For patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy, tapering linked to increase in emergency department visits, hospitalizations
ChatGPT Provides Mostly Accurate Responses About Cardiovascular Disease
No responses were deemed unreliable, although some lacked nuance for specific patient circumstances
ASA: Sex Differences Seen in Use of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Minor Stroke
Overall, dual antiplatelet therapy was prescribed to only 40 percent of discharged patients
ASA: Stem Cell Transplant Improves Vasculopathy in Sickle Cell Patients
No patients without evidence of vasculopathy at transplant developed stenoses or aneurysms after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Phone Coaching, Home Monitoring Do Not Lead to Significant Change in Blood Pressure
However, telephone coaching and BP self-monitoring intervention resulted in increased physical activity, reduced dietary sodium intake, and increased home blood pressure monitoring
Accelerated Pacing Improves Quality of Life in HFpEF Patients
Improvement seen in health-related quality of life, NT-proBNP levels, activity levels, and device-detected atrial fibrillation
Alcohol Brief Intervention Can Improve Health Outcomes in HTN
Adults with hypertension had modest but significant reduction in drinks at 12 months and in BP at 18 months
ASA: Racial Differences Seen in Treatment of Common Poststroke Sequelae
Black patients significantly less likely than non-Hispanic Whites to receive treatment for arousal, spasticity, mood at 14 days
Postop White Matter Injury Rates Down Over Time for Neonates With Complex CHD
Prevalence of postoperative white matter injury has declined, correlating with increase in blood pressures after surgery
Social Isolation, Loneliness Increase Risk for New Heart Failure
Loneliness still increases risk even if individual is not socially isolated